Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun left_field

2 senses of left field

Sense 1
left field, leftfield, left -- (the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left; "the batter flied out to left")
       => tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel -- (an extended area of land)

Sense 2
left field, 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))
       => position -- ((in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player; "what position does he play?")