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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Heyward has spent the majority of his career in right field, winning five Gold Glove awards from 2012 to 2017.
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Dennis Lin, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 2025
That night, a national broadcast team had placed its makeshift set beyond the bullpen in right field.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2025
The Mets bolstered their outfield this winter, signing superstar slugger Juan Soto to play right field and acquiring speedy center fielder Jose Siri in a trade with the Tampa Bay Rays.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2025
That would be an upgrade for the Orioles in right field, after slugger Anthony Santander left for Toronto on a five-year contract as a free agent.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
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Dennis Lin, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 2025
That night, a national broadcast team had placed its makeshift set beyond the bullpen in right field.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2025
The Mets bolstered their outfield this winter, signing superstar slugger Juan Soto to play right field and acquiring speedy center fielder Jose Siri in a trade with the Tampa Bay Rays.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2025
That would be an upgrade for the Orioles in right field, after slugger Anthony Santander left for Toronto on a five-year contract as a free agent.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Right field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right%20field. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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