left field

Definition

The part of a baseball field which is beyond the infield and to the left of a person standing on home plate and facing the pitcher.

Example Sentences

• "The double, by pinch-hitter Ruben Sierra, curved sharply toward foul ground in deep left field but then changed its mind and hit the line instead—a big hit, and a smile at last from the great and enigmatically difficult game."
• "Some of her comments really came from left field. I have no idea what she was thinking."
• "There is no serendipity without a flash of insight from left field, an oblique eureka effect."