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Wiktionary

  1. n. baseball The central part of the outfield

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. (Baseball) the part of the outfield directly ahead of the catcher.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the central third of the outfield
  2. n. the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
  3. n. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the central third of the outfield
  4. n. the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher

Examples

  • “A drum roll from the Boston Pops Orchestra, assembled in centerfield, followed, then was halted as [Red Sox public-address announcer Joe] Castiglione began speaking again, this time to salute members of the armed services and tell the crowd who was performing the anthem and doing the flyover.”

    Flams and drags

  • “Plays too deep in centerfield and has to hurry in order to make plays in front of him ...”

    USATODAY.com

  • “You don't need stats to marvel at his speed in centerfield or his strong arm from there.”

    Chop some wood for the stove

  • “Jeter hit a home run in his second at bat and made a pretty nifty defensive play himself, pulling down an over-the-shoulder fly in short centerfield to save a run.”

    SI.com

  • “Thomas played the strong side at UT, but his speed makes him likely to move to "centerfield" in the pros.”

    NBCSports.com: Sports

  • “It's been months since we've had Greer and Porter in a game together, with Sharper riding centerfield for INTs.”

    Sweet, Sweet Sunday!

  • “Jackson was flying high in Detroit, finishing second in the Rookie of the Year balloting while playing an excellent centerfield.”

    The Wall Street Journal: Jury's Still Out on Centerfielder Swap

  • “I'm replacing the guy that was playing centerfield.”

    The Wall Street Journal: Jury's Still Out on Centerfielder Swap

  • “Granderson is signed through 2012, with a club option for 2013 —and his current success offers the hope that he could be New York's long-term solution in centerfield.”

    The Wall Street Journal: Jury's Still Out on Centerfielder Swap

  • “He implied that the centerfield position, in his opinion, is an open competition.”

    The Washington Post: Jayson Werth meets the press

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