on-deck circle
Next hitter's spot
The on-deck circle is a marked area near home plate in baseball where the next batter waits while the current batter is at the plate.
Players use this time to warm up with practice swings.
Figuratively, being on deck means being next in line or ready to go: Who's on deck for the presentation?
- batterUncooked cake mixture
- pinch hitterSubstitute batter
- baseballBat-and-ball team sport
- warmupPre-activity preparation
- batting practicePre-game hitting drills
warm up swings · swings · pine tar · weighted bat · donut · helmet · cleats · rosin · stance · practice · waiting · next up · infield · diamond · seventh inning stretch · chalk · dirt · lineup
- ballpark locationshome plate, first base, second base, third base, infield
- field markingsyard line, yard lines, goal line, end line, sideline
- Ballparksbaseball field, baseball diamond, Fenway Park, Wrigley Field, Yankee Stadium
- baseball gearbaseball bat, batting helmet, glove, cleats, batting gloves
- starting pointsstarting line, starting block, starting gate, starting grid, spawn point
- staging areasassembly area, marshalling yard, muster point, rally point, depot
batting sequence position
on-deck circlebatter's box
Hitter's designated standing zone
hole · dugout · home plate · bench · field of play
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