craig

I just looked up the difference between a foul tip ON STRIKE THREE caught by the catcher and a foul ball caught by any fielder. The rule stated that the foul tip caught on strike three is an out and is a LIVE BALL. Now, let's keep going. There is a man on first base who advances as the pitch to the batter is made in trying to steal second. Why is the foul tip caught different from a pop up foul out caught by a fielder? Doesn't the base runner need to return to first and tag up on a foul out? If so, why not a foul tip out? Craig