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

Examples of left field in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Alex Call, who pinch-hit for Ward in the fifth, also drove in two runs with a single to shallow center left field. —Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026

Somehow, while moving Gavin Sheets between first base and left field and having NIck Castellanos in right field and making Tatis a second baseman, the Padres have played steadily in the field. —Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026

Rodríguez can play all over the diamond, his primary non-catcher positions being second base and left field, while Haase has played 57 games in the outfield. —Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 May 2026

Anthony has split time between DH (13 games) and left field (15 games) with one game in right. —Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 5 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for left field

• afield
• airfield
• annealed
• appealed
• brownfield
• coalfield
• concealed
• congealed
• cornfield
• downfield
• goldfield
• hayfield

Kids Definition

left field

noun

1

: the part of the baseball outfield to the left looking out from home plate

2

: the position of the player defending left field

left fielder noun