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foul pole

noun

, Baseball.
  1. either of two poles, one on each foul line, being the vertical continuation of the outfield fence or wall, used by the umpire as a sight line in determining whether a fly ball hit near the foul line is a fair or foul ball.


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Altuve led off the game with a double, and he greeted reliever Drew Smyly by blasting a first-pitch curveball inside the left field foul pole.

It was the lights between the third base line and left field foul pole at Nationals Park.

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