right field
noun
1
: the part of the baseball outfield to the right looking out from home plate
2
: the position of the player defending right field
right fielder
noun
Examples of right field in a Sentence
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Blake Ankrum and Austin Sanders had RBI hits in the inning and Delmar Perez hit a two-run home run over the wall in right field to make the score 12-2.
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Michael Huntley, Orange County Register, 5 Apr. 2024
Nick Kahle then drilled the winning hit off the base of the wall in right field.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2024
Kim turned on a middle-in changeup and left no doubt, while Campusano lifted a fastball that just cleared the short porch in right field, 329 feet away.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2024
Ashton Larson lined out to right field to score Pearson from third base, but Foutch then got Steven Milam to ground into a double play.
—Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 30 Mar. 2024
Pinch-hitter Travis Jankowski led off the Rangers’ ninth with a solo home run to right field to tie the game 3-3 and send the first game of the season into extra innings.
—David Ammenheuser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2024
On Sunday, before the first game of the Freeway Series, Ohtani visited a group of Angels pitchers who were warming up in right field.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
Pirate Jared Triolo had been 0-for-5 before his game-winning single to right field.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
As the goal is always to prevent runs, are these moves logical given the defensive success of both ball players in right field?
—Wayne G. McDonnell, Jr., Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Michael Huntley, Orange County Register, 5 Apr. 2024
Nick Kahle then drilled the winning hit off the base of the wall in right field.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2024
Kim turned on a middle-in changeup and left no doubt, while Campusano lifted a fastball that just cleared the short porch in right field, 329 feet away.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2024
Ashton Larson lined out to right field to score Pearson from third base, but Foutch then got Steven Milam to ground into a double play.
—Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 30 Mar. 2024
Pinch-hitter Travis Jankowski led off the Rangers’ ninth with a solo home run to right field to tie the game 3-3 and send the first game of the season into extra innings.
—David Ammenheuser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2024
On Sunday, before the first game of the Freeway Series, Ohtani visited a group of Angels pitchers who were warming up in right field.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
Pirate Jared Triolo had been 0-for-5 before his game-winning single to right field.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
As the goal is always to prevent runs, are these moves logical given the defensive success of both ball players in right field?
—Wayne G. McDonnell, Jr., Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
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First Known Use
1857, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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right field
noun1
: the part of the baseball outfield to the right looking out from the home plate
2
: the position of the player defending right field
right fielder
noun
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