foul ball

noun

: a baseball batted into foul territory

Examples of foul ball in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman was replaced in the fifth after a pitch hit the side of his right hand on a foul ball. — CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

The final four-plus innings were played with only three umpires after home plate ump Jeremie Rehak left the game after taking a foul ball off his mask. — ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026

Kroda-Grauser Kept Playing After HIs Ruptured Testicle What’s quite striking about this case is that Kuroda-Grauer actually continued playing for a little while after that very foul ball. — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

In the fifth inning, the 23-year-old rookie infielder hit a foul ball that ricocheted directly into his groin, dropped to his knees in the batter's box, then got back up and reached first base with a hit on the very next pitch. — Angela Haupt, Time, 22 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