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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Ruiz, considered an above-average defender, has played 125 big league games in center field, 53 in left field and 22 in right field.
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
While San Francisco has at least added to its pitching staff, the team remains in search of a viable solution in right field.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
With one out and a man at first, Rafaela hit a sinking liner the opposite way down the right field line directly at Pesky’s Pole.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 26 Dec. 2025
The 32-year-old will replace Castellanos in right field.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
While San Francisco has at least added to its pitching staff, the team remains in search of a viable solution in right field.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
With one out and a man at first, Rafaela hit a sinking liner the opposite way down the right field line directly at Pesky’s Pole.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 26 Dec. 2025
The 32-year-old will replace Castellanos in right field.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for right field
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“Right field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right%20field. Accessed 3 Jan. 2026.
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