deep fly
Warning track territory
A deep fly is a baseball term for a fly ball hit far into the outfield, typically near or beyond the warning track.
Deep flies often threaten to become home runs or produce sacrifice flies that score runners: He hit a deep fly to center field.
The phrase appears constantly in play-by-play commentary.
- outfieldField beyond bases
- baseballBat-and-ball team sport
- catchSeize or snag
- ballSpherical plaything or gala
- warning trackDirt strip near outfield fence
going back · sacrifice · home run · soar · arc · towering · sky · glove · center field · hang time · foul ball · bleachers · stadium · crack · bat · RBI · tag up · bases loaded
- outfield playsdiving catch, leaping catch, can of corn, shoestring catch, basket catch
- slugginghome run, homer, dinger, grand slam, blast
batted ball trajectory
deep flyline drive
Sharply hit ball, flat trajectory
liner · rope · frozen rope · ground ball · grounder
deep, fly, deeply, deepen, deepens, deepened, deepening, deeper, deepest