Ball is popped up near the foul line, hits the grnd in fair, bounces up in foul, but touched fair, out or foul

Question

Infield pop-up, hits the ground near foul line, but fair, in the infield, bounces up into the air going foul, but is touched by defensive player totally in fair territory before touching ground again, fair ball or foul ball?

Infield pop-up, hits the ground near foul line, but fair, in the infield, bounces up into the air going foul, but is touched by defensive player totally in fair territory before touching ground again, fair ball or foul ball? The ball is touched before it hits the gound a second time, (the first time being in fair territory), the ball is in the air in foul territory, but the player who touches it is standing completely in fair territory.

The key to this is the touch by the player who is in fair territory, even though the ball has bounced into the air in foul territory, but has not touched the ground again.

This is the exact situation, The ball was popped up on the first base side of the field between first and home, it hit the ground one footI IN FAIR territory, bounced into the air, the first baseman caught it AFTER the first bounce while he was standing completely in fair territory, but his glove was over the foul line. Fair or foul?

Answer 1

If the ball was in fair territory, then fair ball. If the ball was in foul terriory, then foul. The position of the ball is the only important factor when it is touched in the infield.

B.A. is correct. I apologize for my inaccurate information.

Answer 2

A ball can't cross 1st or 3rd in foul territory. The bases are in fair territory. The foul line is on the outside of the bag. If it's not touched by a fielder, and goes foul before it goes past the bag, it's a foul ball. If it's not touched and goes past the base in fair territory, it's a fair ball.

badotisthecat: Simple physics and the layout of the field will tell you it can't go past the base in foul territory and land fair. Balls hit by a left-hander hitter to the right side will hook to the right. if a lefty hits the ball to the left, it will continue to slice in the direction. It works the same for a righty. The reason you haven't seen the call made is because it can't happen that way.

Answer 3

A batted ball can only be ruled fair when one of the four following conditions are met: Settles between home and first in fair territory Bounds over first or third base bag Touches the ground or a player or umpire while or over fair ground Lands in fair territory beyond first or third base Anything else is a foul ball. When a fielder touches a ball fair/foul is ddecided by the position of the ball at the time of the touch, not the fielder's location.

Answer 4

It matters where the ball was at the time it was touched, not the player! If the ball was over foul ground when it was touched, it is a foul ball. If the ball bounces beyond 1st or 3rd base or an imaginary line drawn between the 2, it does not matter what happens after that, that is a fair ball.

Answer 5

It doesn't matter where the player is when he touches the ball. If the ball is in foul territory when it is touch then its a foul ball. Have you ever seen a slow roller down the third base line and it rolls foul and immediately touched by a player that might be standing in fair territory, its still a foul ball. It all comes down to the umpires discretion on whether the ball was in fair or foul territory.

Answer 6

If the infielder touched the ball in fair territory, it's a fair ball. Had the ball landed fair, but bounced foul and stayed foul before passing the base, it would have been foul. That's why you see corner infielders let the ball roll foul if a bunt or soft infield hit is rolling near the line. If they try to make a play and touch it in fair territory, it's fair.

Answer 7

Before I read any other answers here is the correct answer.

Unlike the NFL, the position of the ball dictates fair/foul. If the ball was over foul territory when touched before passing first or third base it is a foul ball. Official Rule 2.0 definitions will clear the air.

Answer 8

The answer above is correct.

The position of the fielder NEVER matters in determining a fair/foul ball, it is ALWAYS determined by where the ball is

If the ball has not passed 1st or 3rd base, then the only thing that matters is where the ball is. If it is over fair territory when it is touched, then its a fair ball. If it is over foul territory it is a foul ball.

You weren't clear where the ball was, in your question you say it was touched fair, but in the additional details you say the ball was foul. If the ball was over foul teritory then it should be called a foul ball regardless of where the fielder's body was.

Answer 9

Fair ball. It was last fair prior to the touching of it by the infielder. No different than a bunt touched in fair territory by an infielder. It does not matter if it was heading foul. The fielder didn't allow it to get that far.

Answer 10

If the ball hit fair and goes foul and it's before 1st or 3rd base it's foul. If it hits one of those bases, or past the base, then goes foul, it's a fair ball. This is going on the assumption that no fielder touched the ball in either scenario.

If a player, in fair territory, touches a ball before it lands in fair or foul territory, the ball is fair...everytime.

Answer 11

You need to work on your writing.

The fielder's position has nothing to do with the status of the ball. What does matter is where the ball was when the fielder touched it. If he touched it while it was over fair territory, it's a fair ball. If he touched it while it was over foul territory, it's a foul ball.