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

The 32-year-old will replace Castellanos in right field. —Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025

Last night, Shohei Ohtani, today’s starting pitcher, who will also bat leadoff, crushed a home run over the brick wall in right field and into the San Francisco Bay, where Bonds deposited 35 of his own 762 career home runs. —Jeremy Collins, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025

Tucker was acquired by the Chicago Cubs last December, prompting Chicago to trade Bellinger to the Yankees to free up right field. —Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 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

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