First base foot position when attempting to field a ground ball

[Guest Jen]

If a first baseman attempts to field a ground ball hit to her but has one foot past the foul line and bobbles the ball, would that be considered fair or foul?

[Cav]

Her position matters not; only that of the batted ball.

[maven]

Day game or night?

[blue23ll]

Did the first basemen have jewelry on?

[Richvee]

You guys are cruel....and on a holiday no less. 

Jen, all that matters is where the ball is when it's touched. A fielder could have both feet in foul territory, and try to field a grounder rolling on the fair said of the line. Once the ball is touched while the ball is over fair ground, it's a fair ball. Position of the fielder is irrelevant. 

 

I'm pretty sure this is the same in that other game they call softball. 

[Umpirechick1]

Yeah, that's the man's way of saying that it doesn't matter where a player's feet are - it only matters where the player touched the ball. A player could be completely in foul territory but touch the ball when it's in fair territory, and it would be a fair ball. Rule books states it as "the position of the ball in relation to the foul pole"

[blue23ll]

What does being from Poland have to do with it? And not all Poles are foul. At least in my experience, YMMV

[Ump29]

Who said that this was in softball ?

[Richvee]

Who said that this was in softball ?

the tag on the title of the thread