Position behind shortstop

• Where the unexpected 'comes out of'
• OUT IN __
• Area patrolled by Jim Rice
• Source of bizarre ideas, so to speak
• The piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left
• Out of __ (from nowhere)
• Figuratively, whence some unexpected ideas
• Symbol of remoteness

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
left field \left` field"\, leftfield \left`field"\n. (Baseball) the part of the outfield on the catcher's or batter's left. Syn: left.