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

That doesn’t change the fact that Sheets squared up a fastball and sent it to right field at 107 mph. —Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2025

Addison Barger hit a solo shot to right field to start things off and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. followed with a bomb to the Green Monster seats, making it 2-0 after the first. —Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2025

Smith switched to right field amid an eye-opening stint in major-league spring training, made the team after just 32 professional games and is now one of the sport’s best defensive outfielders. —Chandler Rome, New York Times, 28 June 2025

Jo Adell struck a 92-mph fastball high and away to right field for a solo home run — his 18th overall and 11th in June — in the second. —Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025

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