fungo
/ˈfʌŋɡoʊ/
noun
- A baseball practice drill in which a coach hits balls to fielders, or the bat used for that drill.
- He grabbed a fungo from the rack and started warming up the infielders.
- The coach hit fungos to the outfielders for an hour before the game.
- During fungo practice, the shortstop caught every ball hit his way.