Definitions
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right
- noun the 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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Examples
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Aaron Hill's grounder to short got the second run in and Adrian Gonzalez dropped a pop up in short rightfield on which he did force the runner at second base allowing the third run to cross.
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The downpour so hard you could probably have swam in short rightfield.
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Or that it was Yankee Stadium's "friendly"—that is, short—rightfield porch that gave Maris an unfair advantage.
The Case Against Roger Maris* Allen Barra 2011
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There was a crack like the sky breaking in half, and the last anyone saw of the ball it was still rising as it disappeared over the rightfield fence and departed the ballpark.
DIAMOND RUBY Joseph Wallace 2010
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There was a crack like the sky breaking in half, and the last anyone saw of the ball it was still rising as it disappeared over the rightfield fence and departed the ballpark.
DIAMOND RUBY Joseph Wallace 2010
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There was a crack like the sky breaking in half, and the last anyone saw of the ball it was still rising as it disappeared over the rightfield fence and departed the ballpark.
DIAMOND RUBY Joseph Wallace 2010
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Unless Ken Griffey Jr. sings in rightfield I have nothing to critique.
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Unless Ken Griffey Jr. sings in rightfield I have nothing to critique.
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Unless Ken Griffey Jr. sings in rightfield I have nothing to critique.
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I saw Roger Maris hit one of those 61s and it was the highest, longest ball I've ever seen hit in old Yankee Stadium whose outfield fences were from 390s in left to 420 in straight centerfield, with that 380 rightfield porch--that's still out there.
National Guard Changed Her Life The Daily Growler 2006
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