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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Lowe, who will be 28 next month, has played mostly right field during his five-year big league career.
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Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 16 Jan. 2026
The Kauffman Stadium outfield walls are coming in about 10 feet in left and right field, and they’re being lowered by about 18 inches basically everywhere.
—Levi Weaver, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
Those kinds of threats from right field caused people to join unions.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2026
Tucker has exclusively played right field — the same position as Soto — over the past four seasons.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
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Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 16 Jan. 2026
The Kauffman Stadium outfield walls are coming in about 10 feet in left and right field, and they’re being lowered by about 18 inches basically everywhere.
—Levi Weaver, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
Those kinds of threats from right field caused people to join unions.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2026
Tucker has exclusively played right field — the same position as Soto — over the past four seasons.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Right field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right%20field. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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