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Originally Posted by kwales
During last nights game in the first inning Miguel Cabrera hit a pop up in foul territory. As I watched I realized he stood in the batters box area watching it and didn't run at all down the first base line.
If the defensive player who caught that pop-up had dropped it, the ball would be in play - correct?
(I've been watching baseball for many years now and I don't believe I have this wrong...if I do please tell me.)
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foul territory = foul ball
I think there's a bit of a loophole where if a guy drops it and it lands fair it's fair, or if he has a foot in fair territory it's fair, but once the ball is safely away from fair ground it's a foul ball, no need to run it out