Definition of FOUL BALL

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A week ago, a 4-year-old girl was seriously injured when she was struck in the head by a foul ball at Minute Maid Park in Houston. — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, "Doc column: MLB netting issue isn’t a simple one," 5 June 2019 Manfred's comments on Tuesday came less than a week after a young child was struck by a foul ball and hospitalized in Houston. — Tim Booth, courant.com, "Manfred doesn’t expect protective nets to change in season," 5 June 2019 Fans were being injured by foul balls at a greater rate than ever before. — Bob Ford, https://www.inquirer.com, "Baseball netting must increase as attention spans decrease | Bob Ford," 4 June 2019 He was shaken up by a foul ball Friday, but stayed in the game. — Ken Powtak, The Seattle Times, "Chavis homers, Red Sox snap Astros’ 10-game win streak," 20 May 2019 Abel was nothing short of spectacular against an Arkansas team still reeling from a foul ball fiasco in the ninth inning Wednesday night that cost it the title and gave new life to the Beavers. — Eric Olson, BostonGlobe.com, "Oregon State beats Arkansas to win College World Series," 29 June 2018 And after Conforto launched a splitter for a long foul ball down the right-field line with the tying run on first base Friday night, Neris threw back-to-back fastballs, the second of which was hit for the go-ahead homer. — Scott Lauber, Philly.com, "Hector Neris blows another save as Phillies fall to Mets," 11 May 2018 Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Odubel Herrera smacked a foul ball in the seventh inning that hit Wingert. — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, "Braves reporter suffers fractured eye socket after getting hit by foul ball," 2 Apr. 2018 The foul ball hit Kelsey Wingert, an LSU graduate and Braves reporter for Fox Sports South, during the seventh inning of a game between the Braves and Philadelphia Phillies. — Christopher Dabe, NOLA.com, "Braves sideline reporter fractures eye socket after being hit by foul ball," 31 Mar. 2018

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