opposite field
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Origin of opposite field
First recorded in 1950–55
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He has had more hard contact, especially to center and the opposite field.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2025
No energy, the shaking of their heads, after weak outs and total disregard of fundamentals such as moving runners over and hitting to the opposite field when pitched outside.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2024
Three pitches later, Raleigh hit a 96-mph sinker — that was off the plate away — to the opposite field for a double.
From Seattle Times • May 18, 2024
Moreno sliced a 2-1 fastball down the line to the opposite field that right field umpire Gabe Morales called fair.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 11, 2023
Gilbert and Fortune alone sprang into the opposite field, and kept a straight southwestern course for the other branch of Redley Creek.
From The Story of Kennett by Taylor, Bayard
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