When Is A Ball Foul In Baseball?
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Many people are confused about the rules of baseball. Here is a quick guide to help you understand when a ball is foul in baseball.
Foul Balls in General
A foul ball is a baseball that is hit by the batter in fair territory and then lands outside of the field of play. foul balls can also be hit by the batter in foul territory and then lands in fair territory. foul balls are not counted as hits, but they can advance runners if they are caught.
What is a foul ball?
In baseball, a foul ball is a ball that is hit in the air and lands outside of the foul lines. Foul balls can occur at any time during the game, but they are most common during batting practice. When a foul ball is hit, the batter is awarded first base if he is not already on base. If a foul ball is hit with two strikes, the batter is out.
What happens when you hit a foul ball?
A foul ball is a ball that is hit in the air and lands outside of the foul lines. Foul balls can be caught for an out, but they do not count as hits. If a player hits a foul ball and no one catches it, he gets a strike.
Foul Balls and Bases
In baseball, a foul ball is a ball that is hit by the batter in fair territory but then lands outside the field of play. Foul balls can occur when a batter hits a ball that curves or bounces off the ground in foul territory. Fouls can also occur when a batter hits a ball that goes out of play without being caught by the fielder.
How does a foul ball affect the bases?
A foul ball hit with two strikes counts as a strikeout, but a foul ball hit with less than two strikes doesn’t count as anything. In other words, it’s just a dead ball and the batter returns to the plate with the same number of balls and strikes that he had before he hit the foul ball.
What happens if a foul ball hits a base runner?
If a foul ball hits a base runner before it hits the ground, the runner is out. If the ball hits the ground first and then hits the runner, it is a foul ball and the runner is safe.
What happens if a foul ball hits the catcher?
A catcher can be hit by a foul ball in any number of ways, but the most common is when the ball bounces up and hits him in the facemask. If the catcher is not wearing a facemask, he can be seriously injured. Catchers also wear special gear to protect their chests and genitals, as a foul ball can easily break bones in those areas.
Foul Balls and Strike Counts
A ball is foul if it hits the catcher before it hits the ground. A foul ball is also a ball that is hit by the batter while he is outside of the batter’s box. If a ball is hit by the batter and goes out of bounds, it is also a foul ball. If a ball hits the ground in foul territory, it is a foul ball.
How does a foul ball affect the strike count?
A foul ball does not reset the count, regardless of the number of strikes. For example, if the batter has two strikes and hits a foul ball, they still have two strikes. If the batter has zero strikes and hits a foul ball, they still have zero strikes.
What happens if a batter hits a foul ball with two strikes?
If a batter hits a foul ball with two strikes, the ball is still counted as a strike. However, if the foul ball is hit with two strikes and the batter does not swing at it, the ball is not counted as a strike.
Foul Balls and Inning Endings
A ball is foul in baseball when it hits the ground in foul territory before passing through the infield in fair territory, or when it hits the foul pole. A foul ball is different from a fair ball. A foul ball can’t be caught for an out and doesn’t advance runners. When a foul ball is hit, the batter remains at bat and any runners must return to their original bases.
What happens if a foul ball is hit with two outs?
If a foul ball is hit with two outs, the batter is out and the inning ends.
What happens if a foul ball is hit with the bases loaded?
If a foul ball is hit with the bases loaded, the batter is out and the runners return to their original base.
Foul Balls and Fielding
A ball is foul if it hits the ground in front of home plate between the first and third base foul lines, or if it hits in foul territory. A ball is also foul if it hits a bat after being bunted and then hits the ground, or if the batter is touched by a pitched ball while in the batter’s box.
What happens if a fielder catches a foul ball?
A fielder may catch a foul ball off the bat in flight and it is an out; however, if a fielder touches a foul ball that is on the ground it is considered a live ball. If the catcher catches a third strike with runners on base and tries to throw out a runner, but the ball hits the ground first (even if in foul territory), it is considered foul and runners may advance as if it were a wild pitch.
What happens if a fielder drops a foul ball?
In baseball, a foul ball is a batted ball that: settles on foul territory between home and first base, or between home and third base, or that bounds past first or third base on or over foul territory, or that first falls on foul territory beyond first or third base, or that while on or over foul territory touches the person of an umpire or player, or any object foreign to natural ground.
A fair ball is a batted ball that settles on fair territory between home and first base, or between home and third base, or that bounds past first or third base on or over fair territory, touching the person of an umpire along the way.
A dead ball is a fly ball which has been declared dead by an umpire without having touched any infielder. It remains alive until it hits something (player, coach, umpire), at which point it becomes a live ball again.
What happens if a fielder catches a foul ball but then drops it while throwing it to a base?
The batter is out, whether or not the fielder intended to catch the ball or was merely deflecting it. If the ball hits a fielder in fair territory before going into foul territory, it is a foul ball; if it hits a fielder in foul territory before going into fair territory, it is not a foul ball.
