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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He had a solo home run in the second inning to right field, a three-run home run in the third to right field and a solo home run in the sixth to left field.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
Anderson slaps his hit down the right field line, just fair.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026
The ban on infield shifts stopped the trend of ground-ball singles to right field becoming groundouts instead.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
In the third, Skenes escaped a jam when U.S. captain Aaron Judge unleashed a 95.7 mile-per-hour dart from right field to cut down Tatis running to third base.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
I heard his breath stop, and his eyes zeroed in on right field.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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