foul ball
noun
: a baseball batted into foul territory
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The hit by pitch was overturned to a foul ball after a replay review showed the pitch hit the knob of Lopez’s bat. 
The Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2022 After Jerar Encarnacion hit sacrifice fly to tie it the score at 1, home plate umpire Mark Ripperger was injured on a foul ball and a 10-minute delay ensued. George Henry, Sun Sentinel, 3 Sep. 2022 After a foul ball, Hill threw a changeup that was called a strike by umpire Jim Wolf. Julian Mcwilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2022 All three runs allowed by tthe Tigers were unearned due to a pair of defensive miscues: first baseman Harold Castro's dropped foul ball error in the fourth and catcher Eric Haase's throwing error in the seventh. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 27 July 2022 Stephenson broke his right thumb when a foul ball went straight to his throwing hand on June 9. Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 1 July 2022 But there was also a lineout to the pitcher that felt right, and a foul ball down the third base line that signaled his all-field approach was getting back on track. Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2022 It was believed to be the first foul ball death at an MLB stadium since 1970, when another Dodger Stadium fan was killed. NBC News, 8 Apr. 2022 Will Benson slammed into the right field grandstand to catch Murphy’s foul ball and end the seventh. Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 24 Mar. 2022 See More
The Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2022 After Jerar Encarnacion hit sacrifice fly to tie it the score at 1, home plate umpire Mark Ripperger was injured on a foul ball and a 10-minute delay ensued. George Henry, Sun Sentinel, 3 Sep. 2022 After a foul ball, Hill threw a changeup that was called a strike by umpire Jim Wolf. Julian Mcwilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2022 All three runs allowed by tthe Tigers were unearned due to a pair of defensive miscues: first baseman Harold Castro's dropped foul ball error in the fourth and catcher Eric Haase's throwing error in the seventh. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 27 July 2022 Stephenson broke his right thumb when a foul ball went straight to his throwing hand on June 9. Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 1 July 2022 But there was also a lineout to the pitcher that felt right, and a foul ball down the third base line that signaled his all-field approach was getting back on track. Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2022 It was believed to be the first foul ball death at an MLB stadium since 1970, when another Dodger Stadium fan was killed. NBC News, 8 Apr. 2022 Will Benson slammed into the right field grandstand to catch Murphy’s foul ball and end the seventh. Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 24 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1855, in the meaning defined above