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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Ramos hit that pitch the other way and into the second row of seats adjacent to the visitors bullpen in right field for a two-run home run.
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C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Valley Christian went down 2-0 in the second inning after Bellarmine senior Luke McNeil doubled on a line drive to right field that scored Dash Knight and Hudson Reid.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
Bellinger should benefit from playing his home games at Yankee Stadium, as his left-handed swing is tailor-made for the Bronx’s short right field porch.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025
Superstar Juan Soto will patrol right field for the Mets after New York owner Steve Cohen lured him away from the crosstown rival Yankees with a record-breaking contract.
—Eric Samulski, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2025
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C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Valley Christian went down 2-0 in the second inning after Bellarmine senior Luke McNeil doubled on a line drive to right field that scored Dash Knight and Hudson Reid.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
Bellinger should benefit from playing his home games at Yankee Stadium, as his left-handed swing is tailor-made for the Bronx’s short right field porch.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025
Superstar Juan Soto will patrol right field for the Mets after New York owner Steve Cohen lured him away from the crosstown rival Yankees with a record-breaking contract.
—Eric Samulski, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Right field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right%20field. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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