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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Kells now does about 80% of their climbing, including a job at the Giants’ ballpark that required fixing a flagpole rope on top of the huge scoreboard behind center field. —Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024

After a Kiké Hernández single — the Dodgers’ first hit of the night — Tommy Edman lined a ball into center field that was dropped by Aaron Judge. —Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024

New areas for sponsorship include digital signage on the batter’s eye wall in center field, dugouts and behind the pitching mound. —Megan Poinski, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024

The service drops riders off at two stops within the stadium grounds, behind center field or at the top deck. —Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

center field

noun

1

: the part of the baseball outfield between right field and left field

2

: the position of the player defending center field

center fielder noun