warning track

American  

noun

Baseball.

1. a strip, often consisting of a cinder or dirt track, bordering the outer edge of the outfield between the outfield turf and the stadium wall that alerts outfielders that the wall is near, especially as they back up to catch a fly ball.

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Etymology

Origin of warning track

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

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warning track

Johnson’s second solo home run of the game initially only appeared to be a pop-up near the warning track.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026

Kiké Hernández and defensive replacement Andy Pages collided at the warning track.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2025

He appears to flip head over heals multiple times before landing on the warning track.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2025

Kershaw then walked off the mound alone before being mobbed by his teammates on the warning track in front of the Dodgers dugout.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2025

At that moment I hopped off the fence and ran as fast as I could along the warning track until I was well past the propeller, then I circled around to the passenger side.

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos