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Left field

noun

The piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left. Synonyms: left, leftfield.

The fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the left third of the outfield (looking from home plate). Synonym: leftfield.

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"Left field" Quotes from Famous Books

... into his pitching. They simply could not hit his slants. The first went out on strikes, Ward made a dazzling catch of a hot liner, and, when Melvin, after a long run, caught a high foul close to the left field bleachers, the game was over, with the score three to two in favor ...

— The Rushton Boys at Rally Hall - Or, Great Days in School and Out • Spencer Davenport

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