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Another baseball rule question: If a pop fly is batted foul but, while attempting to catch it, an infielder makes it drop in fair territory, it's fair

Posted by Guigue (aka Guigue) Jun 28 '12, 12:52

right?

The problem is I can't find the specific rule that clearly says that... And I have some people doubting me...

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Are you saying that the fielder, while trying to catch the foul ball, bobbles it/drops it and the ball drops in fair territory? - Krusty Jun 28, 12:57 15
- Yes, I guess it's not foul yet, but it would have landed in foul territory if the infielder hadn't touched it - Guigue Jun 28, 13:00 14
  - if the fielder is in foul terriroty and touches it, and it drops in fair territory - groiny Jun 28, 13:01 13
    - yea, it's where the ball would have landed untouched that makes it fair or foul if dropped -- nm - dogbert Jun 28, 13:10
    - It is. If the ball is in foul ground and the player touches it then it's a foul ball. - Krusty Jun 28, 13:08 2
      - Okay, thanks guys. Time to argue with my team mates! :) -- nm - Guigue Jun 28, 13:10 1
        
        No problem. I love these. :-) -- nm - Krusty Jun 28, 13:11
    - Yeah, nothing to do with where it lands. Foul ball definition includes "while on or over foul territory, touches the person of an umpire or player" -- nm - mara Jun 28, 13:04
    - that's my understanding as well - znufrii Jun 28, 13:02 7
      - Sheet, I'm getting conflicting opinions... Time for some research - Guigue Jun 28, 13:04 6
        
        Offical baseball rules - znufrii Jun 28, 13:11 4
        
        I saw those, I just felt like "touches a player" was possibly not the same as "the player attempts a play" - Guigue Jun 28, 13:15 3
        
        does he touch it in the course of trying to make the play? -- nm - znufrii Jun 28, 13:17 2
        
        Yes -- nm - Guigue Jun 28, 13:19 1
        
        then it should be clear by the definition that the fair-or-foulness depends on where the ball is when it is touched. -- nm - znufrii Jun 28, 13:20
        
        It's just the definition of a foul ball -- (link) - mara Jun 28, 13:04
how?why? nm -- nm - groiny Jun 28, 12:53

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Another baseball rule question: If a pop fly is batted foul but, while attempting to catch it, an infielder makes it drop in fair territory, it's fair

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