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noun Baseball.

the area of the outfield beyond second base and between right field and left field.

the position of the player covering this area.

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Origin of center field

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60

How to use center field in a sentence

Red Sox centerfield Johnny Pesky nabbed the relay, double-clutched the ball, and threw late to the plate.
The Idiot’s Guide to Writing a Baseball Book|Luke Epplin|May 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In the mid-1990s, in Ohio, I had the pleasure of playing centerfield for the most unlikely of college baseball teams.
Good Glove, No Hit|David Goodwillie|September 9, 2011|DAILY BEAST
But just before the ball reached Barrett, it took a high bound, went over his head and rolled out into centerfield.
Baseball Joe, Captain of the Team|Lester Chadwick
Why, we lost the Worlds championship one year in Boston when Rodgrass made that muff in centerfield.
Baseball Joe, Captain of the Team|Lester Chadwick

In the fall of 1859 I began trading, having obtained an interest in a country store at a little place called Centerfield.
Autobiography of Frank G. Allen, Minister of the Gospel|Frank G. Allen
Suddenly there was a sharp crack, and the ball meeting the bat, floated fair and free, out toward centerfield.
The Varmint|Owen Johnson
He would awaken when the buggy rolled to a stop, then walk back to Centerfield.
The Biography of a Rabbit|Roy Benson