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

Jose Altuve hit a flyball to shallow right field but Acuña made a diving catch to end the inning. — ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026

In the third inning, Xander Bogaerts drove in two runners with a double, Harris hit an RBI triple high off the wall in right field and Fermin hit his second run-scoring double. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2026

Judge went 2 for 4 and his only chance in right field was a catch on Kyle Karros near the foul line in the fourth. — CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026

With the game scoreless and one out in the eighth, Albies came off the bench and lined a 1-2 pitch from Rays reliever Kevin Kelly into the gap in right field. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 10 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