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

Recent Examples on the Web

Rangers closer Jacon Latz (3-2) then intentionally walked Yandy Diaz before Aranda homered into the home bullpen beyond right field. — Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026

The Royals inserted John Rave in right field in Sunday’s finale. — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2026

The Yankees replaced Grisham in center field with Spencer Jones, and Heliot Ramos came off the bench to play right field. — Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026

However, in the fourth, Jensen sent another Perez pitch over the right field fence for a 6-3 advantage. — Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for right field

• afield
• airfield
• annealed
• appealed
• brownfield
• coalfield
• concealed
• congealed
• cornfield
• downfield
• goldfield
• hayfield

Kids Definition

right field

noun

1

: 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