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

The next two outs were long outs, one to the warning track and one almost as far, balls that might have carried for extra-base hits on a warmer night.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026

Defensive replacement Andy Pages crashed into Kiké Hernández on the warning track but held on to the ball, preventing the Blue Jays from scoring the walk-off run.

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

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