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
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With Mookie Betts becoming the Dodgers' starting shortstop, Hernandez was placed in right field.
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Valentina Martinez, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
San Francisco is unlikely to seriously contend for four-time All-Star Kyle Tucker, but there are several outfielders on the free-agent market who could fill the team’s vacancy in right field.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025
Tatis won his first Gold and Platinum gloves in 2023, his first full year in right field.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
Betts walked and was moved to second on Muncy’s single to right field.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 2 Nov. 2025
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Valentina Martinez, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
San Francisco is unlikely to seriously contend for four-time All-Star Kyle Tucker, but there are several outfielders on the free-agent market who could fill the team’s vacancy in right field.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025
Tatis won his first Gold and Platinum gloves in 2023, his first full year in right field.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
Betts walked and was moved to second on Muncy’s single to right field.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 2 Nov. 2025
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“Right field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right%20field. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.
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