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left fielder

American  

noun

Baseball.
  1. the player whose position is left field.


Etymology

Origin of left fielder

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

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Yamamoto struck out the next hitter, getting left fielder Josh Lowe to swing through a splitter, before allowing back-to-back outfield line drives to catcher Logan O’Hoppe and second baseman Christian Moore.

From Los Angeles Times

Dodgers left fielder Teoscar Hernández admitted he played through a nagging left groin injury last year, which forced him to miss time early in the season.

From Los Angeles Times

Their $17-million left fielder flopped last year, so they threw $240 million at another corner outfielder to supplement the three most valuable players already in their lineup.

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The ball appeared catchable off the bat, but left fielder Alex Call turned the wrong way, costing him any chance to make a play.

From Los Angeles Times

“Never say never,” Friedman said when asked about the possibility of trading for a left fielder in the next month, “but I think we would hold a very high bar and find it very unlikely.”

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