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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Not long after, Acuña will be in right field for the Gwinnett Stripers in a home game against Charlotte.
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David O'Brien, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Canon King hit a home run off the net in right field in the sixth.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
Ohtani hasn’t done that since playing six games in right field during the 2014 season for the Nippon-Ham Fighters.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 15 May 2025
Tim Anderson lined an 0-2 sweeper the other way to the gap in right field for a double and Zach Neto sent a 3-1 fastball over the wall in left field to give the Angels a 2-0 lead in the third inning.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2025
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David O'Brien, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Canon King hit a home run off the net in right field in the sixth.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
Ohtani hasn’t done that since playing six games in right field during the 2014 season for the Nippon-Ham Fighters.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 15 May 2025
Tim Anderson lined an 0-2 sweeper the other way to the gap in right field for a double and Zach Neto sent a 3-1 fastball over the wall in left field to give the Angels a 2-0 lead in the third inning.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2025
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“Right field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right%20field. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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