Fair ball

In baseball, a fair ball is a batted ball that has not yet become a foul ball, and that...

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• settles on fair ground between home and first base, or between home and third base, or
• is on or over fair territory when bounding to the outfield past first or third base, or
• touches first, second, or third base, or
• touches the person of an umpire or player while the ball is on or over fair ground, or
• passes out of the playing field in flight while over fair ground, or
• touches any part of the foul pole, including an attached screen, in flight.

It is possible for a ball moving in foul territory to become a fair ball. Batted balls can also be foul balls or foul tips.

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On a fair ball, the ball is alive; runners may attempt to advance and fielders may try to record outs. A batted ball is presumed to be fair until it is ruled a foul ball or a foul tip.

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Baseball: Baseball is a team sport, a bat-and-ball game, in which a hard, fist-sized ball is thrown by a defensive player called a pitcher, and an offensive player called a batter attempts to hit it with a tapered, cylindrical, smooth stick called a bat. The ball itself is also called a baseball. Scoring is a...

Foul ball: In baseball, a foul ball is a batted ball that is not a foul tip, and that......

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