A ball struck so that it falls outside the lines drawn from home plate down to the first and third bases.
〔棒球〕界外球；线外球
Example sentencesExamples
A foul ball and an outside pitch ran the count to 1 and 2.
My dad caught a foul ball in the third inning, and my dad's friend later took my brother down to the Yankees' dugout and had the ball autographed by the team.
With one out in the ninth and the strikeout total at 25, the next batter hit a high foul ball between first and home plate.
The next batter, Adam Shorts, popped a foul ball down the first base line.
White Sox hitters were consistently late on the fastball, hitting four foul balls in the inning.
Definition of foul ball in US English:
foul ball
nounfaʊl bɔl
Baseball
A ball struck so that it falls or will fall outside the lines extending from home plate past first and third bases. A foul ball that is not caught counts as a strike against the batter, unless it would be the third strike. The exception is a bunted foul ball, which can be a third strike.
Compare with foul tip
Example sentencesExamples
A foul ball and an outside pitch ran the count to 1 and 2.
White Sox hitters were consistently late on the fastball, hitting four foul balls in the inning.
My dad caught a foul ball in the third inning, and my dad's friend later took my brother down to the Yankees' dugout and had the ball autographed by the team.
The next batter, Adam Shorts, popped a foul ball down the first base line.
With one out in the ninth and the strikeout total at 25, the next batter hit a high foul ball between first and home plate.