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In response to "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" by Guigue

Are you saying that the fielder, while trying to catch the foul ball, bobbles it/drops it and the ball drops in fair territory?

Posted by Krusty (aka krustylu) Jun 28 '12, 12:57

I'm not sure what you're asking since you say it's foul but then lands fair.

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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

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