warning track
noun
: a usually dirt or cinder strip around the outside edge of a baseball outfield to warn a fielder when running to make a catch that the fence is near
called also warning path
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Callahan retired the side in order in the bottom of the inning, although DelGaizo did smash a fly ball to center field that was caught at the warning track.
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Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
On a 3-2 count with two outs in the frame and a runner on first base, Ohtani launched a ball toward the left-field bleachers, sending Reynolds to the warning track.
—Michael Guise, CBS News, 10 June 2026
The Dodgers began chipping away at their deficit right away, with a leadoff double from Mookie Betts, a single from Max Muncy that moved him to third, and a sacrifice fly from Kyle Tucker to the edge of the warning track in center field in the second inning.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Rolls all the way to the warning track.
—Miami Herald, 9 June 2026
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Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
On a 3-2 count with two outs in the frame and a runner on first base, Ohtani launched a ball toward the left-field bleachers, sending Reynolds to the warning track.
—Michael Guise, CBS News, 10 June 2026
The Dodgers began chipping away at their deficit right away, with a leadoff double from Mookie Betts, a single from Max Muncy that moved him to third, and a sacrifice fly from Kyle Tucker to the edge of the warning track in center field in the second inning.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Rolls all the way to the warning track.
—Miami Herald, 9 June 2026
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“Warning track.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warning%20track. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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