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 final baseball to leave Kauffman Stadium in 2026 traveled some 378 feet into the right field stands. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026

Riley hit the first offering from Phillies closer Jhoan Duran 385 feet over the right field wall. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Benge also made a sprawling, backhand catch in right field with two on in the third on Abimelec Ortiz's sacrifice fly, a grab reminiscent of Ron Swoboda's against Baltimore's Brooks Robinson in Game 4 of the 1969 World Series. — CBS News, 26 Sep. 2026

Of course, De Paula is blocked at DH, left field and right field now that Kyle Tucker and Teoscar Hernández are hitting better. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 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