right field
Americannoun
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the area of the outfield to the right of center field, as viewed from home plate.
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the position of the player covering this area.
Etymology
Origin of right field
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60
Example Sentences
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Anderson slaps his hit down the right field line, just fair.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026
His double in the sixth — he smacked Robert Garcia’s 84-mph slider into right field to bring home Muncy and Teoscar Hernández — gave the Dodgers a 5-4 lead.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
Seattle threatened to break the tie after Naylor reached first and Randy Arozarena followed with a single to right field.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
Founded at a moment when modern communications technologies were just getting going, Bell Labs was the right organization, working in the right field of electronics, at the right moment in time.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
Ben-Ben swings at the next pitch and smokes a hard ground ball past their first baseman into right field for a base hit.
From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner
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