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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Eli White popped a ball up to shallow center field for what should have been the third out.
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Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
5 July 2026
As the parent of a teenager who played four years of center field in DCIAA baseball, and loved every second of it, this hits home.
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David Aldridge,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
Webb’s start began on the wrong foot when his very first pitch of the night — and of the month— cleared the right-center field wall.
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Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
4 July 2026
Teoscar Hernandez clubbed the next pitch from Morejon, a slider down but out over the plate, 419 feet to center field for a grand slam and a 4-3 lead.
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Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
4 July 2026
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Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
5 July 2026
As the parent of a teenager who played four years of center field in DCIAA baseball, and loved every second of it, this hits home.
—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
Webb’s start began on the wrong foot when his very first pitch of the night — and of the month— cleared the right-center field wall.
—
Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
4 July 2026
Teoscar Hernandez clubbed the next pitch from Morejon, a slider down but out over the plate, 419 feet to center field for a grand slam and a 4-3 lead.
—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
4 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for center field
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“Center field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/center%20field. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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