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.
  • Pache started 49 of the A’s first 57 games in center field.
    — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 June 2022
  • Hiura, a righty batter sandwiched between lefties, drilled a first-pitch fastball over the fence in center field.
    — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 18 June 2022
  • With one out in the third inning, Cristian Pache sent a routine popup to shallow center field.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2022
  • Mike Bello bobbled the ball and Kason Howell had to throw it in from center field for a close play at third.
    — Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al, 13 June 2022
  • Then, Baddoo scored on a wild pitch, one pitch before Riley Greene singled on a line drive to center field.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 10 June 2022
  • The result: a two-run double Muncy lined to left-center field, putting the Dodgers (37-20) in front for the first time.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2022
  • Ramirez doubled with two out in the first and took third on a throwing error by Murphy, whose pickoff attempt from behind the plate sailed into center field.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 10 June 2022
  • With one out in the top of the ninth inning, Angels slugger Mike Trout whacked a ball that dropped into shallow center field for a single.
    — Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2022
  • Cain won his first Gold Glove in center field in 2019 and was a superb defender all the way through his time with the Brewers.
    — Curt Hogg, Journal Sentinel, 18 June 2022
  • One batter earlier, Austin Hays’ bomb to straightaway center field chased left-hander Yusei Kikuchi from the game, tagging him for a third run.
    — Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 15 June 2022
  • None was more glaring than in the seventh, when Kyle Farmer misread a double off the wall in center field and held up at first base just long enough for a Diamondbacks’ relay to beat him at the plate.
    — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 15 June 2022
  • 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
  • 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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