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Definition of foul ball in English: foul ballnoun Baseball A ball struck so that it falls outside the lines drawn from home plate down to the first and third bases. Example sentencesExamples - A foul ball and an outside pitch ran the count to 1 and 2.
- My dad caught a foul ball in the third inning, and my dad's friend later took my brother down to the Yankees' dugout and had the ball autographed by the team.
- With one out in the ninth and the strikeout total at 25, the next batter hit a high foul ball between first and home plate.
- The next batter, Adam Shorts, popped a foul ball down the first base line.
- White Sox hitters were consistently late on the fastball, hitting four foul balls in the inning.
Definition of foul ball in US English: foul ballnounfaʊl bɔl Baseball A ball struck so that it falls or will fall outside the lines extending from home plate past first and third bases. A foul ball that is not caught counts as a strike against the batter, unless it would be the third strike. The exception is a bunted foul ball, which can be a third strike. Compare with foul tip Example sentencesExamples - A foul ball and an outside pitch ran the count to 1 and 2.
- White Sox hitters were consistently late on the fastball, hitting four foul balls in the inning.
- My dad caught a foul ball in the third inning, and my dad's friend later took my brother down to the Yankees' dugout and had the ball autographed by the team.
- The next batter, Adam Shorts, popped a foul ball down the first base line.
- With one out in the ninth and the strikeout total at 25, the next batter hit a high foul ball between first and home plate.
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