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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As the game progressed to extra innings, the Blue Jays threatened to score in the top of the 10th inning, but a great throw from Teoscar Hernandez in right field and a perfect relay from Edman had Blue Jays baserunner Davis Schneider dead to rights at the plate as the game remained all square.
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Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
Even Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts, who unprecedentedly moved from right field to shortstop at a Gold Glove-caliber level, had to share his awe after the contest.
—Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Anthony Banda then punctuated it, serving up a letter-high, middle-of-the-plate slider that Barger hit into the right field bleachers for a 9-2 lead and a place in World Series history.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
The award dates back to 2006 and Rafaela is the third Red Sox outfielder to earn the honor, joining Mookie Betts and Wilyer Abreu, each of whom won for right field.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
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Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
Even Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts, who unprecedentedly moved from right field to shortstop at a Gold Glove-caliber level, had to share his awe after the contest.
—Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Anthony Banda then punctuated it, serving up a letter-high, middle-of-the-plate slider that Barger hit into the right field bleachers for a 9-2 lead and a place in World Series history.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
The award dates back to 2006 and Rafaela is the third Red Sox outfielder to earn the honor, joining Mookie Betts and Wilyer Abreu, each of whom won for right field.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Right field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right%20field. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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