How to Use center field in a Sentence

center field

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  • She used to be a shortstop but now she plays center field.
  • The 22-year-old was in the leadoff spot and in center field.
    — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2023
  • There used to be dark spots in the left-field corner, deep center field, and in the right-field gap.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Apr. 2023
  • But his 379-foot line drive to center field was caught at the warning track.
    — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 22 Sep. 2022
  • As the ball sailed out to right center field, Casey Wensley pointed up at the sky.
    — Aj Traub, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Apr. 2023
  • In the 11th inning, Enos Slaughter hit a fly ball to deep center field.
    — Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Puk entered and gave up a drive to center field by Cal Raleigh.
    — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 June 2022
  • Then Josh Naylor got hold of a cutter over the plate and launched it 399 feet over the center field wall.
    — Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 30 Aug. 2022
  • The Tigers kept the comeback alive with two outs when Greene hit a line-drive single to center field.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 30 Apr. 2023
  • And Friday, for the second time in the last three games, Martinez was in center field and Taveras on the bench.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Ohtani made more noise in the fifth inning on a triple hit into the gap in left-center field.
    — Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2022
  • Straw and Kwan worked a double steal and scored on Rosario’s double off the center field wall for a 3-0 lead.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 19 July 2023
  • About an hour before the game, Darvish walked into center field and dropped to a knee.
    — Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2022
  • Michael Helman closed the scoring with a two-run home run to center field.
    — Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 1 May 2024
  • Amed Rosario followed with a triple into the right center field gap for a 4-3 lead.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 23 July 2022
  • That means pitchers can no longer rub the ball and stare into center field, slowing the game to a crawl.
    — Tania Ganguli, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2023
  • What did the great Kevin Towers tell me about Petco’s center field?
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Gordon has played 92 games (with 66 starts) in center field at the MLB level.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Gonzalez doubled off the top of the fence in right center field to start the inning against Bassitt.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Martinez was on his way to a spot above center field where TBS built a set for its pre-game and post-game shows.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Oct. 2022
  • With two outs, Miguel Cabrera singled to center field for a 1-0 lead.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2022
  • But Stowers powered the next, a curveball that hung in the middle, out to center field for a home run.
    — Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2022
  • Goldschmidt drilled a two-run homer to center field in the fourth inning and a solo homer to right field in the sixth inning.
    — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 25 July 2022
  • With two outs, and the Tigers down by one run, Riley Greene lined a game-tying single to center field.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 5 Oct. 2022
  • In the fourth inning, with two on and two out, Judge took Mike Mayers’ 1-and-2 four-seam fastball over the right-center field wall.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2022
  • The 21-year-old was the burst of energy the Mariners needed, not to mention an answer at center field.
    — Tim Booth, ajc, 17 Oct. 2022
  • Scot Leslie, a line painter on Team Walter, played center field without a break.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Oct. 2022
  • Nimmo had to improve his routes and tracking in the outfield to stay in center field and stay in the lineup.
    — Abbey Mastracco, Hartford Courant, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Soriano hung a curveball to No. 3 hitter Brent Rooker, who hit a homer to center field.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 2 July 2024
  • Mays played home games and weekend road games for the Black Barons while school was in session, then played full time in center field during summer vacations, quickly drawing the attention of major league scouts.
    — Mike Kupper, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024

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