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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Ruiz, considered an above-average defender, has played 125 big league games in center field, 53 in left field and 22 in right field.
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
The 32-year-old will replace Castellanos in right field.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
Last night, Shohei Ohtani, today’s starting pitcher, who will also bat leadoff, crushed a home run over the brick wall in right field and into the San Francisco Bay, where Bonds deposited 35 of his own 762 career home runs.
—Jeremy Collins, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
Tucker was acquired by the Chicago Cubs last December, prompting Chicago to trade Bellinger to the Yankees to free up right field.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
The 32-year-old will replace Castellanos in right field.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
Last night, Shohei Ohtani, today’s starting pitcher, who will also bat leadoff, crushed a home run over the brick wall in right field and into the San Francisco Bay, where Bonds deposited 35 of his own 762 career home runs.
—Jeremy Collins, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
Tucker was acquired by the Chicago Cubs last December, prompting Chicago to trade Bellinger to the Yankees to free up right field.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Right field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right%20field. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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