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Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball
Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two team sport of nine players each. The goal of baseball is to score run by hitting a thrown Baseball with a baseball bat and touching a series of four markers called base arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot square, or diamond. Players on one team take turns hitting against...
 farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder
Left fielder

A left fielder , is an outfielder in the sport of baseball who plays defense in left field. Left field is the area of the outfield to the left of a person standing at home plate and facing towards the pitcher's mound....
, the center fielder
Center fielder

A center fielder, abbreviated CF, is the outfielder in baseball who plays defense in center field - the Baseball positions between Left fielder and Right fielder....
, and the right fielder
Right fielder

A right fielder, abbreviated RF, is the outfielder in baseball who plays defense in right field. Right field is the area of the outfield to the right of a person standing at home plate and facing towards the pitcher's mound....
. An outfielder's duty is to try to catch long fly balls
Putout

In baseball statistics, a putout is given to a defensive player who records an out by one of the following methods:* tag play a runner with the ball when they are not touching a base...
 before they hit the ground or to quickly catch or retrieve and return to the infield any other balls entering the outfield.






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Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball
Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two team sport of nine players each. The goal of baseball is to score run by hitting a thrown Baseball with a baseball bat and touching a series of four markers called base arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot square, or diamond. Players on one team take turns hitting against...
 farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder
Left fielder

A left fielder , is an outfielder in the sport of baseball who plays defense in left field. Left field is the area of the outfield to the left of a person standing at home plate and facing towards the pitcher's mound....
, the center fielder
Center fielder

A center fielder, abbreviated CF, is the outfielder in baseball who plays defense in center field - the Baseball positions between Left fielder and Right fielder....
, and the right fielder
Right fielder

A right fielder, abbreviated RF, is the outfielder in baseball who plays defense in right field. Right field is the area of the outfield to the right of a person standing at home plate and facing towards the pitcher's mound....
. An outfielder's duty is to try to catch long fly balls
Putout

In baseball statistics, a putout is given to a defensive player who records an out by one of the following methods:* tag play a runner with the ball when they are not touching a base...
 before they hit the ground or to quickly catch or retrieve and return to the infield any other balls entering the outfield. Outfielders normally play behind the six other members of the defense who play in or near the infield.

By convention, each of the nine defensive positions in baseball is numbered. The outfield positions are 7 (left field), 8 (center field) and 9 (right field). These numbers are shorthand designations useful in baseball scorekeeping
Baseball scorekeeping

Baseball scorekeeping is a shorthand method of recording the details of a baseball game. Scorekeeping is done by the official scorer to document a game, as well as by fans for their own enjoyment....
 and are not necessarily the same as the squad number
Number

A number is a mathematical object used in counting and measurement. A notational symbol which represents a number is called a Numeral system, but in common usage the word number is used for both the abstract object and the symbol, as well as for the numeral for the number....
s worn on player uniforms.

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Players can be characterized as either corner outfielders
Corner outfielders

In baseball, corner outfielders are outfielders who play the corner positions of right field and left field. Corner outfielders are typically not as good fielders as center fielders but make up for this deficiency with their bat....
 or a center fielder
Center fielder

A center fielder, abbreviated CF, is the outfielder in baseball who plays defense in center field - the Baseball positions between Left fielder and Right fielder....
. Corner outfielders are often slower and have less defensive value than the center fielder
Center fielder

A center fielder, abbreviated CF, is the outfielder in baseball who plays defense in center field - the Baseball positions between Left fielder and Right fielder....
. However, there are some important differences between right fielder
Right fielder

A right fielder, abbreviated RF, is the outfielder in baseball who plays defense in right field. Right field is the area of the outfield to the right of a person standing at home plate and facing towards the pitcher's mound....
s and left fielder
Left fielder

A left fielder , is an outfielder in the sport of baseball who plays defense in left field. Left field is the area of the outfield to the left of a person standing at home plate and facing towards the pitcher's mound....
s. Right fielders tend to have the best throwing arms of the outfield so they can make the long throw to third base, but often are not as fast as left fielders. Center fielders are generally the fastest and most athletic of the three, because they have to run the farthest in order to field balls in the gaps and back up the other outfielders when balls are hit to them.

Many of the best power hitters in baseball play in the outfield
Outfield

The outfield is a sporting terminology used in cricket and baseball to refer to the area of the field of play further from the batsman or Batter than the Infielder....
, where they do not have as constant involvement in fielding plays as other positions, especially before the institution of the designated hitter
Designated hitter

In baseball, the designated hitter rule is the common name for Major League Baseball Rule 6.10, an official position adopted by the American League in 1973 that allows teams to designate a player, known as the designated hitter , to bat in place of the pitcher....
. For example, Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth

George Herman Ruth, Jr. , also popularly known as "Babe", "The Bambino", and "The Sultan of Swat", was an United States Major League Baseball baseball player from –....
 was moved from pitcher
Pitcher

In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of out a batter who attempts to either make contact with it or draw a base on balls....
 to the outfield. Left fielders and right fielders are more often slow power hitters, and center fielders are usually fast base-runners and good defensive players. Center field is often considered the most difficult outfield position, requiring both a good throwing arm and speed. Center fielders on many teams often bat leadoff.

Players who do not routinely start games, but often substitute as a pinch hitter or defensive replacement in the outfield are referred to as fourth outfielder
Fourth outfielder

In baseball, a fourth outfielder is a backup outfielder, who does not have the hitting skills to regularly play in the corner outfield, but does not have the fielding skills to play center field....
s or even fifth outfielders. These players can usually play any of the three outfield positions.

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