in left field
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Kendra Nelson walked to begin the game, then Gonzales lined an inside pitch deep over the fence in left field to make it 2-0.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2026
In the top of the sixth, he broke a 3-3 tie by sending a hanging slider from closer Jack Champlin over the fence in left field for a two-run home run.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 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
Other past autumn heroes are also heating up, namely Señor October Kiké Hernández, who had a running over-the-shoulder catch in left field and added two hits, two runs and an RBI.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2025
“After being with me. Except one. A very cynical man. Phil Resch. And he’s nutty; he works out in left field on his own.”
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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