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

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

In center field, there will be a ’24’ sculpture, and on the warning track, atendees will be able to sign a condolences book. —Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 19 June 2024

So in my mind, and eternally in baseball history, Willie Mays -- the most Giant of them all -- is still hitting home runs, and stealing bases, and gliding deep in center field, his back to home plate and his glove outstretched. —Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 19 June 2024

And, of course, how his powerful arm could launch that iconic spinning-discus heave from deepest center field in the Polo Grounds all the way to second base in the 1954 World Series. —Thomas Boswell, Washington Post, 19 June 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