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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The lawsuit said 2,000 employees left field offices under voluntary separation agreements by April this year.
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Chalk some of that up to the fact that with Rafaela no longer needed in the middle infield, Duran spent most of this season in left field.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
His single to left field brought home Polanco, and the game was tied again.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
The Phillies obviously prefer Marsh in left field to center.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Chalk some of that up to the fact that with Rafaela no longer needed in the middle infield, Duran spent most of this season in left field.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
His single to left field brought home Polanco, and the game was tied again.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
The Phillies obviously prefer Marsh in left field to center.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Left field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/left%20field. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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