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

Bogaerts’ towering home run that sailed just to the fair side of the pole in left field in the top of the seventh got the Padres to 2-1. —Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025

With the game tied at two and Texas searching for a sweep, Goldschmidt pulled an up and in fastball to left field for his 10th home run of the season and his second of the series. —Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2025

And there was also Encarnacion, who showed off his elite power with an awe-inspiring, no-doubter to left field, his second homer in the last 24 hours. —Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2025

Yoshida will start in left field, and Ceddanne Rafaela will come off the bench, with Jarren Duran starting in center field and David Hamilton at second base. —Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 5 Aug. 2025

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