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
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One at-bat later, Báez took a 93 mph fastball to right field, dropping in a single that scored Wenceel Pérez – the kind of inside-out, effortless swing that only truly in-rhythm hitters can pull off.
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 19 June 2025
Once Trout is well enough to go to right field – and there’s no timetable for that – the Angels will have more lineup options.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 18 June 2025
This one, on a 2-0 pitch, resulted in a routine flyout to right field.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2025
That gives India — who pinch-hit in the eighth inning Sunday and flew out to right field — the better part of three days to recover.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2025
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 19 June 2025
Once Trout is well enough to go to right field – and there’s no timetable for that – the Angels will have more lineup options.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 18 June 2025
This one, on a 2-0 pitch, resulted in a routine flyout to right field.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2025
That gives India — who pinch-hit in the eighth inning Sunday and flew out to right field — the better part of three days to recover.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2025
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“Right field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right%20field. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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