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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The everyday lineup is sound, with Víctor Robles back in right field after missing 4 1/2 months with a shoulder injury.
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Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
Without Laureano or Tatis in the lineup, Bryce Johnson will get the start in left field and bat eighth, Luis Arraez will lead off and play first base and Ryan O’Hearn will get his third start in right field since joining the Padres.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
In section 106, above the manual scoreboard in right field, 27-year-old Sherman Atkins was paying much closer attention.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
The Dodgers snapped a scoreless tie in the seventh when Max Muncy opened with a walk off Giants rookie right-hander Trevor McDonald, took second on Andy Pages’ single to right field and scored on Michael Conforto’s RBI single to left.
—Mike Digiovanna, Oc Register, 21 Sep. 2025
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Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
Without Laureano or Tatis in the lineup, Bryce Johnson will get the start in left field and bat eighth, Luis Arraez will lead off and play first base and Ryan O’Hearn will get his third start in right field since joining the Padres.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
In section 106, above the manual scoreboard in right field, 27-year-old Sherman Atkins was paying much closer attention.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
The Dodgers snapped a scoreless tie in the seventh when Max Muncy opened with a walk off Giants rookie right-hander Trevor McDonald, took second on Andy Pages’ single to right field and scored on Michael Conforto’s RBI single to left.
—Mike Digiovanna, Oc Register, 21 Sep. 2025
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“Right field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right%20field. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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