in left field

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In Hernández’s absence, Alex Call and Ward are expected to share time in left field in what Roberts said won’t be a “complete platoon.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

A dropped fly ball on the warning track in left field by Teoscar Hernández spelled trouble for Yamamoto, scoring a run and allowing Jo Adell to reach second base with nobody out.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026

During the 2025 World Series against the Toronto Blue Jays, he played every game, mostly in left field.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

Then Andy Pages added to that greatness by reaching over Kiké Hernández in left field to catch a fly ball by Ernie Clement to end the inning.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2025

And her mother had said, “Ha! Your father is so far off in left field that he wouldn’t recognize love if it stood up in his soup and sang.”

From "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures" by Kate DiCamillo