野球で使う表現（４） ― fungo

語源不詳の単語です。


A fly ball hit for fielding practice by a player who tosses the ball up and hits it on its way down with a long, thin, light bat.
(American Heritage Dictionary)


とあり、いわゆるノックのことだとわかります。

fungo bat


はノック専用のバットのことです。


Raynor takes part in 15 minutes of fungo drills with outfielder instructor Gary Varsho virtually every day, a process similar to the one that Steve Pearce began two years ago.

"John fits in that category," Varsho said. "He has to learn how to read the ball off the bat. Obviously, he's challenged in that area, and he needs to understand that more practice will make him better.
(Paul Ladewski. Raynor learning on fly in outfield. The Altoona Mirror. March 28, 2010.)


上記の引用例での、"fungo drill"は、ノックの（反復）練習のことを指していると思われます。

”千本ノック”は日本語ですが、英語で何と言うのでしょう？