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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Black pitched 4 1/3 perfect innings before PLNU third baseman Bryson Hashimoto singled to right field in the fifth.
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Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2024
There was a single, solitary flag being waved by a fan in right field.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024
Raley connected for a solo drive that barely cleared the wall in right field for his sixth homer of the season.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
Nick Loftin then lifted a fly ball deep enough to right field for a game-winning sacrifice fly, his first career walk-off RBI.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2024
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Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2024
There was a single, solitary flag being waved by a fan in right field.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024
Raley connected for a solo drive that barely cleared the wall in right field for his sixth homer of the season.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
Nick Loftin then lifted a fly ball deep enough to right field for a game-winning sacrifice fly, his first career walk-off RBI.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2024
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“Right field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right%20field. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.
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