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

Crow-Armstrong’s second homer, a shot to the second deck in right field, cut the lead to 8-6 with one out in the ninth. —Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026

Do Yeong Kim walked against Jack O’Loughlin leading off and Park, a pinch runner, reached third when Jung Hoo Lee’s grounder off O’Loughlin’s glove went to shortstop Jarryd Dale, whose throw to second bounced into short right field for an error. —Dallas Morning News, 10 Mar. 2026

Do Yeong Kim walked against Jack O'Loughlin leading off and Park, a pinch runner, reached third when Jung Hoo Lee's grounder off O'Loughlin's glove went to shortstop Jarryd Dale, whose throw to second bounced into short right field for an error. —CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026

Livingston launched a low breaking ball out to right field for a grand slam in the sixth inning. —David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 8 Mar. 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