foul pole

American  

noun

Baseball.

1. either of two poles, one on each foul line, being the vertical continuation of the outfield fence or wall, used by the umpire as a sight line in determining whether a fly ball hit near the foul line is a fair or foul ball.

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foul pole

It is the franchise’s longest since 1946, a time when Johnny Pesky was the team’s starting shortstop and not yet the namesake of Fenway Park’s right-field foul pole.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

Now Jackson and the insurance company are paying for him parking too close to the foul pole off Burbank Boulevard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2026

One example: a 1975 Tommy Harper line shot toward the left-field foul pole.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026

But the home run, a 404-foot drive he pulled just inside the left-field foul pole, was his first extra-base hit of the playoffs, a sign the hand injury may finally be behind him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2025

As the ball sailed around the right-field foul pole, Muncy gave it a long look, admiring the kind of swing that has eluded him for much of the opening two months of the season.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2025

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