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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Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

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

It stretches from behind the third-base dugout all the way down to the left-field foul pole.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2025

“The foul pole is not tall enough for that one.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2024

With another hack two innings later, he launched a 397-foot three-run homer high over the right-field foul pole for his first home run of the series.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2024