foul pole

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.

Example Sentences

That seat — $800 for the ticket and $81.95 for fees — is located at the end of the reserve level, high above the field and next to the foul pole.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

Second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. thought it was going to fly entirely over the foul pole—and that the umpires would rule it foul.

Read more on The Wall Street Journal

Royce Lewis got that run back for the Twins in the third, leading off with his fifth home run of the season just inside the left-field foul pole.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

And the lead could have been larger: Freeman lost a homer of his own in his next at-bat when Chicago right fielder Michael Tauchman reached a couple of rows into the right-field bleachers near the foul pole to bring his fifth-inning drive back.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

Then, Muncy went deep again, continuing his recent surge by belting another three-run homer high off the right-field foul pole, tying a career-high with seven RBIs on the day.

Read more on Los Angeles Times