left field
nounDefinition of left field
1
: the position of the player defending left field
2
: the part of the baseball outfield to the left looking out from the plate
3a
: 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
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Austin Meadows got a one-out double down the left field line when Jake Bauers stumbled and fell on the bullpen mound while fielding the ball. — Mark Didtler, orlandosentinel.com, "Indians pitcher Carrasco returns from leukemia but Rays sweep weekend to take over No. 1 wild-card spot," 1 Sep. 2019 Springer's shot struck the windows on a set of suites above the first two decks of left field seating, a mammoth blast that started an avalanche. — Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, "Astros take down Blue Jays in series opener," 30 Aug. 2019 Yastrzemski was replaced in left field by Abiatal Avelino, who was called up from Triple-A on Aug. 18. — Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, "With Mike Yastrzemski out, Giants turn to relatively untested left fielder," 26 Aug. 2019 Stewart had been out since being hit on the head by a fly ball in left field Aug. 6. — Baltimore Sun Staff, baltimoresun.com, "Orioles on deck: Pitching matchup, roster moves, how to watch Friday’s game vs. Red Sox," 16 Aug. 2019 Betts almost immediately blasted a pitch over Durham’s Blue Monster, a thirty-two-foot-high, Fenway-like wall in left field. — BostonGlobe.com, "Mookie Betts’s first taste of a major league clubhouse made him grateful for a demotion," 13 Aug. 2019 In the seventh pitch of the at-bat, Albies hit a shot off Alcantara's left heel that caromed into left field and allowed Culberson to score from second. — sun-sentinel.com, "Marlins stun Braves with four runs in ninth inning and walk-off sac fly in 10th," 11 Aug. 2019 In his major-league debut, Trent Grisham picked up his first RBI with a sacrifice fly to left field that gave Milwaukee a 2-1 lead in the fourth. — Rusty Simmons, SFChronicle.com, "Matt Chapman’s eighth-inning homer leads to comeback victory over Brewers," 1 Aug. 2019 What’s more, Blackmon’s defense is now so shaky that left field might be his only viable position, with the possibility that DH might be all that can keep him in the game for the duration of this contract. — Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post, "Kiszla: Can we admit the Rockies made a $100 million mistake by loving Charlie Blackmon too much?," 27 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'left field.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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