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

Examples of right field in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The 22-year-old shortstop stole second and scored on Mountcastle’s double to right field to make it 5-1. Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2024 After walking Nathaniel Lowe to put two on with two out, catcher Jonah Heim laced one to right field. Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 19 June 2024 Lopez was 0-for-11 in the series before his game-winning single to right field off Ryan Fernandez (0-2). Harvey Fialkov, Miami Herald, 19 June 2024 Melendez then drove the 12th pitch of the at-bat over the wall in right field for a grand slam that turned a 2-1 deficit into a 5-2 Kansas City lead. Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for right field 

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Word History

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of right field was in 1857

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“Right field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right%20field. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

right field

noun
1
: the part of the baseball outfield to the right looking out from the home plate
2
: the position of the player defending right field
right fielder noun
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