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 three homers totaled 1,342 feet, the second in the fourth inning striking the right field pavilion roof some 469 feet away where few players have feared to tread.
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Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 18 Oct. 2025
If the Red Sox trade Abreu, Anthony would likely be used every day in right field.
—Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
In the first inning, Ohtani the hitter worked the count full against Milwaukee starter Jose Quintana and then homered to right field – the first home run by a Dodgers pitcher in the postseason.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
Abreu is looking to repeat at right field against Texas’ Adolis Garcia and Houston’s Cam Smith, and Narvaez is facing Toronto’s Alejandro Kirk and Detroit’s Dillon Dingler among AL catchers.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
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Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 18 Oct. 2025
If the Red Sox trade Abreu, Anthony would likely be used every day in right field.
—Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
In the first inning, Ohtani the hitter worked the count full against Milwaukee starter Jose Quintana and then homered to right field – the first home run by a Dodgers pitcher in the postseason.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
Abreu is looking to repeat at right field against Texas’ Adolis Garcia and Houston’s Cam Smith, and Narvaez is facing Toronto’s Alejandro Kirk and Detroit’s Dillon Dingler among AL catchers.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Right field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right%20field. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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