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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In the bottom of the inning, Eli White made a sprinting catch on the warning track in right field to rob Max Muncy of extra bases.
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Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
The Angels put their first two runners on in the third, but Neto and Mike Trout struck out and Nolan Schanuel hit a fly ball to the warning track.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 9 May 2026
Dominguez impressively held onto the ball despite the hard collision, but lay face down on the warning track.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
Right fielder Cam Smith robbed Will Smith of extra bases with a leaping catch near the warning track for the third out of the fifth inning.
—CBS News, 5 May 2026
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Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
The Angels put their first two runners on in the third, but Neto and Mike Trout struck out and Nolan Schanuel hit a fly ball to the warning track.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 9 May 2026
Dominguez impressively held onto the ball despite the hard collision, but lay face down on the warning track.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
Right fielder Cam Smith robbed Will Smith of extra bases with a leaping catch near the warning track for the third out of the fifth inning.
—CBS News, 5 May 2026
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“Warning track.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warning%20track. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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