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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The Parade route will end at the ballpark with Scotland fans walking the warning track and pre-game bagpipe performance.
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Andre Fernandez, Miami Herald, 22 June 2026
Neither team scored after López snapped a 1-all tie in the fourth when his line drive rolled to the warning track in right and scored Stowers from first.
—CBS News, 21 June 2026
Young was down on the warning track for several minutes while being attended to by the Washington training staff.
—Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2026
Young was down on the warning track for several minutes while being attended to by the Washington training staff.
—ABC News, 20 June 2026
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Andre Fernandez, Miami Herald, 22 June 2026
Neither team scored after López snapped a 1-all tie in the fourth when his line drive rolled to the warning track in right and scored Stowers from first.
—CBS News, 21 June 2026
Young was down on the warning track for several minutes while being attended to by the Washington training staff.
—Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2026
Young was down on the warning track for several minutes while being attended to by the Washington training staff.
—ABC News, 20 June 2026
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“Warning track.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warning%20track. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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