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

Recent Examples on the Web

Campbell went 5-for-10 over his first three games while making two starts at second base and one start in left field. —Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025

Garcia’s home run hit the foul pole in left field, which has Chick-fil-A advertising on it. —Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2025

The move was notable, as Domínguez has made a few mistakes in left field dating back to last September. —Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2025

Alex Bregman and Kyle Tucker are gone, Jose Altuve is in left field and a new crop of position players led by Isaac Paredes and Cam Smith begin their tenures in Houston. —Dan Shanoff, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for left field

• afield
• airfield
• annealed
• appealed
• brownfield
• coalfield
• concealed
• congealed
• cornfield
• downfield
• goldfield
• hayfield

Kids Definition

left field

noun

1

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

2

: the position of the player defending left field

left fielder noun