center fielder

noun

, Baseball.

1. the player whose position is center field.

Word History and Origins

Origin of center fielder¹

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Example Sentences

The list of Dodgers center fielders to hit two home runs in a postseason game was not long.

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Ryder is the star center fielder for the Southern Section Division 2 championship baseball team.

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Only after Pages, the Dodgers center fielder, helped him up did Betts take the ball out of his glove and throw it back to the infield.

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Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was the team’s center fielder in 2002, so when he was asked Thursday if he had ever seen a game like Ohtani’s, he harkened back to Green’s monster day in Milwaukee.

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As the son of College Football Hall of Famer David Williams, a star receiver at Illinois and in the NFL, Chase decided to focus on baseball, becoming a starting center fielder as a freshman.

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