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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The distance is 205 feet to left and 220 feet at the deepest point in center field.
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Harold Gutmann, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2025
The Padres have Fernando Tatis Jr. entrenched at that position, and Jackson Merrill in center field.
—Dennis Lin, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 2025
Hill, who missed significant time with a shoulder injury last season, has played center field in 126 big-league games.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2025
Merrill began the season ranked No. 17 in Baseball America’s top-100 on the steam of his resume as a shortstop, moved to center field in spring training and earned both a trip to the All-Star Game and a second-place finish in NL Rookie of the Year voting (24 HRs, 90 RBIs, .826 OPS).
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
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Harold Gutmann, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2025
The Padres have Fernando Tatis Jr. entrenched at that position, and Jackson Merrill in center field.
—Dennis Lin, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 2025
Hill, who missed significant time with a shoulder injury last season, has played center field in 126 big-league games.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2025
Merrill began the season ranked No. 17 in Baseball America’s top-100 on the steam of his resume as a shortstop, moved to center field in spring training and earned both a trip to the All-Star Game and a second-place finish in NL Rookie of the Year voting (24 HRs, 90 RBIs, .826 OPS).
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Center field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/center%20field. Accessed 17 Feb. 2025.
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