warning track

nounBaseball.

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.

Origin of warning track

First recorded in 1965–70

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Avila wound up on third after Herrera and right fielder Bryce Harper collided during a moment of indecision trying to make a play on a flyball that landed between them at the warning track.
No relief in sight for the Nationals, who fall to the Phillies in 10 innings | Gene Wang | May 13, 2021 | Washington Post
Later that season an ulnar nerve contusion cost him 11 games when he collided with teammate Charlie Tilson at the warning track in Kansas City.
Chasing home runs has been dangerous for Eloy Jiménez. Now it may cost him a season. | Des Bieler | March 26, 2021 | Washington Post

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