right field
Americannoun
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the area of the outfield to the right of center field, as viewed from home plate.
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the position of the player covering this area.
Etymology
Origin of right field
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60
Example Sentences
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Kim led the Mission League in home runs as a sophomore with seven and hit his first of this season to right field with a little help from the wind.
From Los Angeles Times
His career-long defensive metrics have also been stronger in right field than left.
From Los Angeles Times
Pages hit more home runs this season than any Dodger except Shohei Ohtani, and he is a nice defensive outfielder, but his best position is right field.
From Los Angeles Times
Just a season ago there were mornings when he’d get out of that bed wishing he could go back to right field.
From Los Angeles Times
Ohtani, who was hitless in his previous seven at-bats of this series, singled to right field to drive in a valuable insurance run.
From Los Angeles Times
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