left field

noun

: the position of the player defending left field

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

: a state or position far from the mainstream (as of prevailing opinion)

they were really out in left field with that idea

: 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 Green Monster in left field would get plenty of new dents with Teoscar in the lineup. —

Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024 Another prospect, Dalton Rushing, saw time in left field in 2024 with little potential to stick at catcher (where he's blocked by Will Smith). —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024 The Yankees came close to scoring earlier in this one in the bottom of the fifth inning, when Giancarlo Stanton finally got the Yankees in the hit column with a double to left field. —

Scott Thompson, Fox News, 29 Oct. 2024 Her husband was in left field, her brother-in-law was also on the team. —

Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for left field