noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
center
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The center fielder ran out, his head up.
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But the Sox are balking at giving up two center fielders .
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A great at-bat by Manny Ramirez and a poor play by center fielder Brady Anderson had a lot to do with it.
right
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They wanted Mark Whiten to be the right fielder , and I got to play.
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The 5-foot-10 right fielder said he weighs 227.
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Davis was a late-inning defensive replacement for right fielder Geronimo Berroa and batted once, drawing an intentional walk.
■ VERB
leave
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Will my cover-drive still leave the off-side fielders rooted helplessly to the ground as the ball speeds to the boundary?
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A year ago, Billy Ashley entered spring training as the Dodgers' starting left fielder .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A year ago, Billy Ashley entered spring training as the Dodgers' starting left fielder .
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He was the sort of fielder who never runs but is always there when the ball lands.
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Hit second ball made four - the fielders showing the minimum inclination to intercept it.
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Left fielder Billy Ashley experienced pain in his left hamstring Saturday while running out of the box.
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Montgomerie looked the sharpest fielder on a miserable day when tea was delivered to the fielders after one hour's play.
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Murray refuses to be intimidated by the ring of fielders.
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The center fielder ran out, his head up.
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They wanted Mark Whiten to be the right fielder , and I got to play.