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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In addition to Sasaki and Friedman, the Dodgers filled up the makeshift stage on the right field loge level that hosted Wednesday’s news conference.
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Santander is already slightly below average in right field, and that’s not a skill that tends to improve past 30 years of age.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
First hit against the Giants: June 16, 2006 Leading off the game at Safeco Field against Giants’ left-hander Noah Lowery, Ichiro hit an 0-1 pitch for a home run to right field.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
The 30-year-old slugger has spent the majority of his eight-year career in Baltimore in right field.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Santander is already slightly below average in right field, and that’s not a skill that tends to improve past 30 years of age.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
First hit against the Giants: June 16, 2006 Leading off the game at Safeco Field against Giants’ left-hander Noah Lowery, Ichiro hit an 0-1 pitch for a home run to right field.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
The 30-year-old slugger has spent the majority of his eight-year career in Baltimore in right field.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Right field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right%20field. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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