left field
noun
1
: the position of the player defending left field
2
: the part of the baseball outfield to the left looking out from the plate
3
a
: a state or position far from the mainstream (as of prevailing opinion)
they were really out in left field with that idea
b
: a source of the unexpected or illogical
that question came out of left field
left fielder
noun
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The Reds halved the lead in the fifth when Stuart Fairchild doubled to left field and scored on Santiago Espinal’s RBI double over the head of left fielder Teoscar Hernández.
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Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2024
Fortes said Luzardo predicted his 396-foot shot to left field.
—Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 18 May 2024
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Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2024
Fortes said Luzardo predicted his 396-foot shot to left field.
—Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 18 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for left field
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“Left field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/left%20field. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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