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

So, Basabe laid out, extended his left arm, made contact with the ball — and sent it straight into right field. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026

Miguel Vargas followed with a hustle double on a fly ball to shallow right field that Chase DeLauter couldn’t snag. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026

Harris snapped the tie by grounding a 2-2 pitch into right field as automatic runner Ha-Seong Kim easily scored. — ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026

The first batter of the game, Kyle Stowers, hit a line drive into the right field corner. — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 9 Aug. 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