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

Trevor Larnach began the inning by hitting a ball that Nishida dove for in right field. —Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 27 May 2026

Wolverines sophomore Eric Tani came in as a pinch hitter and ripped an RBI single to right field to tie the game at 1-1 in the fourth inning with two outs. —Gqlshare, Daily News, 27 May 2026

Schmidt, who bats and throws left, led off the bottom of the seventh with a sharp single to right field. —Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 27 May 2026

Before Marsh sent a too-high 2-0 slider to the seats in right field with two outs in the seventh, Canning had almost thrown a perfect game against every Phillies batter except Schwarber. —Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 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