In baseball, on deck refers to being next in line to bat. In a professional game, the batter who is on deck traditionally waits in a location in the foul territory called the on deck circle. Being on deck only guarantees the batter will get a chance to bat in the inning if there are fewer than two outs, and the number of outs plus the number of ba... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On-deck
Refers to the batter who is next up in the batting order. The on-deck batter stands outside the dugout to prepare for his plate appearance. Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/22352