right field

noun

Baseball.

1. the area of the outfield to the right of center field, as viewed from home plate.

2. the position of the player covering this area.

Word History and Origins

Origin of right field¹

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60

Example Sentences

Pages hit more home runs this season than any Dodger except Shohei Ohtani, and he is a nice defensive outfielder, but his best position is right field.

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Just a season ago there were mornings when he’d get out of that bed wishing he could go back to right field.

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Ohtani, who was hitless in his previous seven at-bats of this series, singled to right field to drive in a valuable insurance run.

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This year, with Betts at shortstop and the Dodgers declining to add a right fielder at the trade deadline, Hernández has played right field all season.

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This wasn’t a problem for Betts when he played right field, where he has six career Gold Glove awards.

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