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 destination of the swing was the back of the left field seats and the 402-foot shot was the start of a four-run inning.
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Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
With the score tied 2-2 in the top of the ninth inning between the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers, New York second baseman Gleyber Torres drilled a line drive ball 383 feet to left field.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 27 Oct. 2024
Roth’s reaction certainly seems out of left field, especially if the entire point of the tour was to honor Van Halen’s legacy, which Eddie Van Halen was largely the face of.
—Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
The Tigers’ lineup appears mostly set for 2025, with young players seemingly locked in at catcher (Dillon Dingler), first base (Spencer Torkelson), second base (Colt Keith), third base (Jace Jung), left field (Riley Greene), center field (Parker Meadows) and DH (Kerry Carpenter).
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 14 Oct. 2024
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Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
With the score tied 2-2 in the top of the ninth inning between the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers, New York second baseman Gleyber Torres drilled a line drive ball 383 feet to left field.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 27 Oct. 2024
Roth’s reaction certainly seems out of left field, especially if the entire point of the tour was to honor Van Halen’s legacy, which Eddie Van Halen was largely the face of.
—Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
The Tigers’ lineup appears mostly set for 2025, with young players seemingly locked in at catcher (Dillon Dingler), first base (Spencer Torkelson), second base (Colt Keith), third base (Jace Jung), left field (Riley Greene), center field (Parker Meadows) and DH (Kerry Carpenter).
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Left field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/left%20field. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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