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
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The Giants’ only bright spot was a home run by Jorge Soler, who punished one 410 feet to left field for his fourth home run of the year.
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Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 20 Apr. 2024
Texas Tech made it 7-0 in the fourth inning, which opened with Kash's leadoff double to left field off Wood.
—Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 17 Apr. 2024
During the game at Fenway Park in Boston on Monday, April 15, outfielder O'Neill, 28, and third baseman Devers, 27, both went for a seventh-inning fly ball in left field when the back of Dever's head smacked into O’Neill’s forehead.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024
The Dodgers managed only one run and three hits in five innings off knuckleball-throwing Padres starter Matt Waldron, Mookie Betts giving the Dodgers a 1-0 lead with a two-out RBI single to left field in the fourth.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2024
Dolan Maher drove in the first run with a long fly to center, and Barajas drove in a run with a seeing-eye grounder to left field in the fifth.
—Jim Lindgren, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024
The right-hander started his second inning with a strikeout of Nathaniel Lowe, retired Jonah Heim on a fly ball to left field and ended his short day with another strikeout, this one against Leody Taveras.
—Doug Padilla, Orange County Register, 28 Feb. 2024
Petco’s features include a granite exterior; an old brick building that was incorporated into the interior of left field; a mini-park beyond the outfield with a small baseball diamond and a statue of the Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn; and spectacular views of San Diego Harbor from the upper deck.
—Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
All four of the Padres’ runs in the second inning were earned, with Ha-Seong Kim launching another three-run shot into an open window in the Western Metal Supply Co. building in left field that extended San Diego’s lead to 9-0.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2024
Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 20 Apr. 2024
Texas Tech made it 7-0 in the fourth inning, which opened with Kash's leadoff double to left field off Wood.
—Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 17 Apr. 2024
During the game at Fenway Park in Boston on Monday, April 15, outfielder O'Neill, 28, and third baseman Devers, 27, both went for a seventh-inning fly ball in left field when the back of Dever's head smacked into O’Neill’s forehead.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024
The Dodgers managed only one run and three hits in five innings off knuckleball-throwing Padres starter Matt Waldron, Mookie Betts giving the Dodgers a 1-0 lead with a two-out RBI single to left field in the fourth.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2024
Dolan Maher drove in the first run with a long fly to center, and Barajas drove in a run with a seeing-eye grounder to left field in the fifth.
—Jim Lindgren, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024
The right-hander started his second inning with a strikeout of Nathaniel Lowe, retired Jonah Heim on a fly ball to left field and ended his short day with another strikeout, this one against Leody Taveras.
—Doug Padilla, Orange County Register, 28 Feb. 2024
Petco’s features include a granite exterior; an old brick building that was incorporated into the interior of left field; a mini-park beyond the outfield with a small baseball diamond and a statue of the Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn; and spectacular views of San Diego Harbor from the upper deck.
—Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
All four of the Padres’ runs in the second inning were earned, with Ha-Seong Kim launching another three-run shot into an open window in the Western Metal Supply Co. building in left field that extended San Diego’s lead to 9-0.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2024
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“Left field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/left%20field. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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