Backstop is the term used for the screen behind home plate in baseball or softball. The screen prevents foul balls and errant pitches from straying too far from home plate or hitting spectators.
 A backstop made of chain-link fencing is visible in the background behind the umpire and catcher |
 A net backstop at Wrigley Field that is supported by shrouded steel guy wires |
 The retiary backstop of QuikTrip Park at Grand Prairie showing guy supports |
 The backstop at HCAW is a net with rigid beam supports |
 Elaborate backstop, sidestops, and outfield nets at a practice field (not the main venue) for the Yokohama BayStars |
 At the Sapporo Dome the roof provides support for the guy wires |
 The large red lattice arches at the Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium support the cantilevered roof and lighting arrays, the backstop has conventional guys anchored to the upper deck |
 Nets ran from the roof to the infield wall in this 1908 postcard showing the original Maple Leaf Stadium |
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