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In 2023, a foul ball zipped over the netting behind the plate and struck Sterling in the broadcast booth, caroming off his table and leaving a cut over his eyebrow.—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 4 May 2026 Aaron Boone, meanwhile, giggled over the way Sterling reacted to getting hit by a foul ball in the booth in 2023.—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 4 May 2026 They were locked in, hoping for a foul ball.—Peter Folan, Boston Herald, 2 May 2026 Cora capped an 18-pitch at-bat that included 14 foul balls with a home run against Chicago Cubs right-hander Matt Clement.—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for foul ball