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centerfielder

centerfielder

2 5.1
A player in baseball or softball who defends the middle of the outfield
  • noun
  • /ˈsɛntərˌfiːldər/
  • US
translation icon : jardinero central
  • During the game, the centerfielder made an incredible catch to save a run.

Examples

  • This is my own personal opinion of the value of each centerfielder going into next season, in the category of Good, Average, or Bad centerfielder.

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  • This would give any centerfielder a little more consistency in a lineup as far as batting order.

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  • If he comes up on time, then we trade the centerfielder, no matter who that is.

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  • Oh, and he was a great centerfielder and stole 49 bases.

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  • Let's find a centerfielder and rightfielder with power.

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  • We need a centerfielder, and unless we trade for one, Upton is the youngest (28) highest upside guy out there.

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  • A few days later, on June 4th, Indians' centerfielder Rick Manning fractured a vertebra while sliding into second base.

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  • Williams' Diamondbacks pulled off a three-team trade yesterday with the A's and Marlins, acquiring Heath Bell and Cliff Pennington while giving up centerfielder Chris Young.

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  • While I extolled the virtues of one Peter Bourjos yesterday as a legitimate trade target for the Phillies, the situation is starting to have that 'feel' that Upton will be our starting centerfielder for the next several seasons.

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  • Gardner would more than likely be a centerfielder on most other teams, but the Yankees will let Granderson stay in center for the prestige aspect of that position and because he possesses 80-90% of the glove and speed ability of Gardner.

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Synonyms

ballplayer
vscenterfielder
  • US
54 3.0

A person who plays baseball, often as a professional

refers specifically to the player defending the middle outfield area
fielder
vscenterfielder
44 3.5

A player who catches or stops the ball in baseball and cricket

is limited to the player who defends the middle outfield sector
outfielder
vscenterfielder
  • US
36 3.0

A player who stands in the outer part of the field and catches long hits

focuses specifically on the player covering the middle outfield area
center fielder
vscenterfielder
  • US
11 3.0

A player who stands in the middle of the outfield and catches balls hit there

has identical meaning but is written as one word

Surface Forms

centerfielder singular
centerfielders plural
centrefielders plural
centrefielder singular

Morphology

centerfielder = center + fielder (transparent) = center + fielder

The meaning is directly compositional: a centerfielder is a fielder positioned in the center area of the outfield.

Etymology

Centerfielder is made of center ('middle'), field ('open playing area'), and -er ('a person who does'). So a centerfielder is the player who covers the middle of the outfield and catches or returns the ball.