right field

noun

The part of a baseball field which is beyond the infield and to your right if you stand on home plate and face the pitcher.

“He's got a cannon out in right field.”

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Meanings

nounright field (plural right fields)

plural right fields

  1. ball gamesThe part of a baseball field which is beyond the infield and to your right if you stand on home plate and face the pitcher.
  2. ball gamesThe defensive position in the outfield to the right, typically played by a player who can throw well.

    He's got a cannon out in right field.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right

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tractpiece of landpiece of ground

nounthe fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the right third of the outfield (looking from home plate)

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

right field. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/right%20field

MLA

“right field.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/right%20field. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “right field,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/right%20field.

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