fungo

/ˈfʌŋɡoʊ/
noun
  1. 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.
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