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A center fielder, abbreviated CF, is the outfielder in baseball who plays defense in center field – the baseball and softball fielding position between left field and right field. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the center fielder is assigned the number 8.
In the sport of baseball, each of the nine players on a team is assigned a particular fielding position when it is their turn to play defense. Each position conventionally has an associated number, for use in scorekeeping by the official scorer: 1 (), 2 (), 3 (first baseman), 4 (second baseman), 5 (third baseman), 6 (), 7 (left fielder), 8 (center fielder), and 9 (right fielder). [1]
A rare exception was at New York's Polo Grounds where the bullpens were in the deep left and right center field quarter-circles of the outfield wall. A team's relief pitching corps (so named because the relievers are in the bullpen during games). There are varying theories of the origin of the term, discussed in more detail in the main article.
The center fielder (CF) is one of the three outfielders, the defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. Center field is the area of the outfield directly in front of a person standing at home plate and facing beyond the pitcher's mound .
Center fielder Parker Meadows will get a long leash from the Detroit Tigers to show he can hit in the big leagues in the 2024 season.
The left fielder and right fielder are named based on their positions relative to the center fielder when looking out from home plate, with the left fielder positioned to the left of the center fielder and the right fielder positioned to the right. By convention, each of the nine defensive positions in baseball are numbered.
The Chicago White Sox center fielder has been medically cleared to increase his level of baseball activities at the team’s complex in Glendale, Ariz., the Sox announced Tuesday. ...
The Royals’ other major-league center fielders, Kyle Isbel and Edward Olivares, are both better suited for corner outfield positions, particularly at Kauffman Stadium.