Fox Box was Fox Sports' term for the chyron used during its broadcasts of baseball and the National Football League, among others, which displayed the score of the game and other real-time information (time left in periods/outs left in baseball innings, football downs and yards-to-go, whether anyone was on a base in baseball, speed of baseball pitches, etc.) in the upper left corner of the screen during the game. For baseball broadcasts, it would be turned off when something really important happened (Mark McGwire's record-breaking 62nd home-run in 1998, the last out of the World Series, et cetera). However, turning off the box at critical points has been criticized, as the purpose of turning off the box is to promote the network that showed the play instead of provide viewers with relevant information they normally get when the network isn't self-promoting. In 2001, Fox discontinued the box in favor of a header that covers the very top of the screen which provides the same information.

See also

• FoxTrax
• Digital on-screen graphic

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