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Batted Ball Initially Going Foul and then rolling fair before ball gets to first base.
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If the batter hits a ball that initially goes foul but then veers into fair territory before being touched or reaching first base, is the ball fair or foul?
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The Man in Blue
Doesn't it? More than once I have had a foul ball hit the grass on the "cutout" base path and go fair.
agdz59
if it stops moving or is touched for the first time while fair and before it reaches a base, it is a fair ball. Doesn't matter how it got there.
BobUmp
May I add that this definition is consistent through LL, MLB, HS and College Rules Fair in all, as long as it stops or is touched while in fair territory (it could, theoretically, start foul, rol
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