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That expression came about around 1947, and is related to America's great pastime, Baseball.
"Left field" is the left side of a baseball field, looking out from home plate. David Wilton states that the expression probably came into being from the idea that a ball fielded from left field was unlikely to be thrown to home plate in time to put a runner out.
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