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

For two, whatever $2 tickets you might find in Anaheim put you in the vicinity of the top of a foul pole.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026

It carried to the foul pole, struck it, then caromed back onto the field.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2025

Pete Crow-Armstrong blasted a game-tying solo home run off the right-field foul pole in the third.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2025