Fair/Foul & Foul tip
Question
QUESTION: Tom - two questions: (1) if a batted ball rolls foul and then back into fair territory before 3rd base and before being touched - fair or foul? (2) first pitch of the game is a foul tip caught by catcher - out #1 or strike 1? Thanks.
John
ANSWER: John
(1) Fair ball
(2) Strike One
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QUESTION: Tom - thanks for the responses. Is a foul tip caught by the catcher only an out when it is the 3rd strike?
Thanks again,
John
Answer
John,
The short answer is yes.
Although the rule book defines a foul tip so that it is not confused with a foul ball, a foul tip is treated as any other strike. The ball is live not dead like a foul ball. This means runners can steal or anything else can happen that normally would happen when the ball is live.
Tom
Dropped Third Strike/Baserunning
Baseline