right field
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- noun
- /raɪt fiːld/
:
jardín derecho
- The player in right field made a spectacular catch, saving the game for his team.
- the right field line
- the right field fence
- the right field wall
Well, she wasn't in the right field Bleacher yesterday, honey.
- Well, she wasn't in the right field Bleacher yesterday, honey.
- I forget I was playing that I'd be out there way out in right field picking stuff and eating it or trying stuff.
- So they put him out in the field and and in his contract later with the Yankees, he only played the non sun Field right field and Yankee Stadium left field in a lot of places.
Examples
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He's batting 269, playing right field for the Yankees!
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Played 161 games, including 158 in right field and three as a designated hitter.
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Why do I wanna hit it into right field?
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In the air to deep right field.
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A swing and a line drive into right field.
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The curve is hit deep into right field...
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He lines up, base hit to right field.
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Reynolds then hits a single to right field, bringing in Wieters to make it a 3-1 game.
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He swings and drives one to right field.
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Norris then lined a single to right field that scored Donaldson with the tying run.
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Synonyms
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5.8
The outfield area near first base
The right side of the outfield in baseball or softball where a player catches balls
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the outfield area on the right side' is directly and compositionally derived from 'right' (direction/side) + 'field' (playing area). This is a straightforward spatial compound common in sports terminology and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Right field comes from baseball and simply names the part of the playing area on the batter's right side. The words right and field give a clear image: it is the right-hand part of the outfield, so today 'right field' means 'the area or position in baseball on the right side of the outfield'.