left field
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A few moments like an accidental death or the wild introduction of an aquatic character are so wonderfully out of left field they make one’s head spin.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 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
But Chalamet's final pick of someone who demonstrated British greatness comes totally out of left field.
From BBC • Dec. 16, 2025
In the last five years alone, a pandemic, an inflation spike and a trade war all appeared out of left field to confound expectations.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 9, 2025
The longer I stand here, staring up at this crumbling place, the more this whole thing seems way out of left field.
From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone
