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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Last season, Edman split time between shortstop (where the Dodgers also played Miguel Rojas) and center field (where the club also rotated Andy Pages, Kiké Hernández and Kevin Kiermaier), but took over as the everyday shortstop in the playoffs after Rojas got hurt in the NL Division Series.
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2024
With Mookie Betts expected to move to second base, Edman could slot in at either shortstop or center field next year.
—Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 29 Nov. 2024
Aaron Judge dropped a routine fly ball in center field, Anthony Volpe misfired on a throw to third baseman Jazz Chisholm, and Gerrit Cole and Anthony Rizzo did not communicate who was going to cover the first base bag on a simple ground ball.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 5 Nov. 2024
Later that month, Doyle raced into shallow center field for a diving grab on a would-be walk-off hit by Tommy Pham in the 12th inning in Chicago, a game Colorado eventually won over the White Sox in 14 innings.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2024
With Mookie Betts expected to move to second base, Edman could slot in at either shortstop or center field next year.
—Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 29 Nov. 2024
Aaron Judge dropped a routine fly ball in center field, Anthony Volpe misfired on a throw to third baseman Jazz Chisholm, and Gerrit Cole and Anthony Rizzo did not communicate who was going to cover the first base bag on a simple ground ball.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 5 Nov. 2024
Later that month, Doyle raced into shallow center field for a diving grab on a would-be walk-off hit by Tommy Pham in the 12th inning in Chicago, a game Colorado eventually won over the White Sox in 14 innings.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Center field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/center%20field. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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