foul ball

noun

: a baseball batted into foul territory

Examples of foul ball in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After Manny Machado made an out on a foul ball behind the plate, Gavin Sheets walked to bring in a run and France followed with a sacrifice fly before Jake Cronenworth flied out to end the inning. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026

The accident happened in the second inning after Oakland’s Conor Jackson hit a foul ball. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

Barry appeared to take a foul ball near the lower part of his mask in the third. — ABC News, 5 July 2026

After first pitch was pushed back by 46 minutes due to rain, there was another delay ahead of the top of the fifth when home plate umpire Scott Berry left after being hit in the throat by a foul ball in the bottom of the third. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 5 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for foul ball

• aldol
• armhole
• atoll
• awol
• backhaul
• banal
• baseball
• befall
• cabal
• catchall
• cecal
• centrale

Kids Definition

foul ball

noun

: a baseball batted into foul territory