Beyond the infield and between the foul lines on a baseball field. 2: the baseball defensive positions of right field, center field, and left field, as well as the athletes that play in these positions. Other Outfield Words: Example Sentences Discover more about the outfield. The outfield is made up of three players: right fielder, center fielder, and left fielder. They are all positions where you would expect to find a ballplayer. However, not all baseball fields have players in each of these areas so sometimes they are called "invisible" players. Right now there are no right fielders, no left fielders, and only one center fielder (Carlos Beltran). When they first started playing baseball, there were only two types of balls: hardballs and softballs. Today both kinds of balls are used by pitchers and hitters. A hardball is a ball with some leather and rubber wrapped around a steel core while a softball is just a lump of rubber. Before 1969 there was no formal division between the infield and the outfield. Each team had a manager who decided where their players should be placed on the field. In 1869 Harry Wright proposed that right field should be farther away from home plate than third base because he thought right-handed batters could hit better shots toward the stands. He also suggested that left field be further away from home plate than first base because left-handed batters might want more room to work with.