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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Manaea struggled with his command, walking two in the second inning before getting cleanup hitter Cal Raleigh to pop up to shallow left field.
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 Aug. 2024
In a game in 1918, Shoeless Joe Jackson made a surprising catch in deep left field, and Schalk was sharp enough to be standing at second base to take the relay and double off the baserunner who’d strayed too far from the bag.
—Mike Decaire, Twin Cities, 19 July 2024
Kwan started the game in left field and popped out to Turner in his first at-bat but walked in the third and scored on Soto’s double.
—Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 17 July 2024
Of those, 117 (18.06%) have been hit to left field, 102 (15.74%) to right field, 156 (24.07%) to center field, 137 (21.4%) to left-center field and 136 (20.99%) to right-center field.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2024
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 Aug. 2024
In a game in 1918, Shoeless Joe Jackson made a surprising catch in deep left field, and Schalk was sharp enough to be standing at second base to take the relay and double off the baserunner who’d strayed too far from the bag.
—Mike Decaire, Twin Cities, 19 July 2024
Kwan started the game in left field and popped out to Turner in his first at-bat but walked in the third and scored on Soto’s double.
—Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 17 July 2024
Of those, 117 (18.06%) have been hit to left field, 102 (15.74%) to right field, 156 (24.07%) to center field, 137 (21.4%) to left-center field and 136 (20.99%) to right-center field.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2024
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“Left field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/left%20field. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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