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Question:How can a batter foul tip a ball with it going straight back to the catcher's mit and not be out, but foul tip a ball (like a pop fly), have someone catch it and they're out?
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It's because the MLB rules state that a foul tip is considered to be no different than a regular strike, thus meaning that a caught foul tip is in play, except on a third strike.They define a foul tip as "a batted ball that goes sharp and direct from the bat to the catcher’s hands and is legally caught," so that's how they make the distinction about the difference between a strike (foul tip) and an out (foul fly).
Good question - When I was a kid, we always had arguments about this one during sandlot games.
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It is an out if the batter has two strikes. A foul tip is considered a regular thrown ball. Look at it this way. A foul tip would be more like a swing and a miss.If it is the third strike, it is an out. But if it isn't, the foul must go above the batters head to be considered a foul pop fly.
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The rule is something like that it must go over the batters head to be called out.other wise it is a foul tip and unless he has two strikes then it is an out.that is my interpretation from my Little League days (50 yrs ago).not sure on the official ruling..Why would you sign a guy like Edwin Jackson?
A foul tip with 2 strikes is a strike out. But your second scenario isn't a foul tip, it's a foul pop-up, and that's treated as any fly ball would be - where a catch is a catch is an out.Who is your favorite MLB team?
mickey is absolutely correct. it does have to go in the air/above batters head to be considered a pop up and not a foul tip.Who Has The Prettiest Swing in Baseball?
CAUGHT CLEANLY a foul tip is considered a swing and miss. On strike 3 you're out. The ball is in play, meaning runner may steel, or be piked off by the catcher, without tagging up. If the catcher bobbles the ball at all, it's not considered a swing and miss. If bobbled yet caught on strike 3 the hitter is out but on no bobbled foul tip may runners advance.More Questions & Answers...