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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McCarthy doubled in the ninth to move Kyle Karros to third before Rumfield drove him home with a sac fly to right field for a 9-8 lead.
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Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2026
West lined a home run beyond the right field fence.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 1 June 2026
With two outs and Griffith in scoring position, Gaels catcher Ian Armstrong chopped a game-tying RBI single to right field.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
Cox, 23, entered Sunday’s game against the Colorado Rockies as a pinch runner in the top of the eighth inning, later scoring, before hitting a double down the right field line in his first Major League at-bat in the ninth.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 1 June 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2026
West lined a home run beyond the right field fence.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 1 June 2026
With two outs and Griffith in scoring position, Gaels catcher Ian Armstrong chopped a game-tying RBI single to right field.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
Cox, 23, entered Sunday’s game against the Colorado Rockies as a pinch runner in the top of the eighth inning, later scoring, before hitting a double down the right field line in his first Major League at-bat in the ninth.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 1 June 2026
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“Right field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right%20field. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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