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

Furman, Whitcomb and McCray were all in Monday’s lineup at second base, third base and right field, respectively. — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026

Cameras caught Espada pointing toward right field upon exiting the dugout. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

The inning included a Tristan Peters solo home run, which occurred when Carson Benge ran face-first into the fence in right field. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

Rookie Spencer Jones had an RBI double in the second and also made a diving catch in right field on Alejandro Kirk’s sinking liner in the sixth. — ABC News, 23 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