center field
noun
1
: the position of the player for defending center field
2
: the part of the baseball outfield between right and left field
center fielder
noun
Examples of center field in a Sentence
a fly ball to center field
She used to be a shortstop but now she plays center field.
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Roberts came for Kershaw and replaced him with Joe Kelly, who made Turner line out to center field.
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Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
Kevin Pillar popped one up to center field just deep enough to score Neto.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2024
McNeil cut the Miami lead to 3-1 with a leadoff home run off Edward Cabrera, with McNeil’s ball barely clearing the center field fence.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 19 July 2024
Tuesday night’s 2024 MLB All-Star Game marked the first time Soto and Judge played together at the annual exhibition as New York Yankees teammates, starting in right and center field, respectively, while batting third and fourth.
—Peter Sblendorio, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2024
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Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
Kevin Pillar popped one up to center field just deep enough to score Neto.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2024
McNeil cut the Miami lead to 3-1 with a leadoff home run off Edward Cabrera, with McNeil’s ball barely clearing the center field fence.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 19 July 2024
Tuesday night’s 2024 MLB All-Star Game marked the first time Soto and Judge played together at the annual exhibition as New York Yankees teammates, starting in right and center field, respectively, while batting third and fourth.
—Peter Sblendorio, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2024
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“Center field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/center%20field. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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