foul tip
noun
: a pitched ball in baseball that is slightly deflected by the bat
specifically
: a tipped pitch legally caught by the catcher and counting as a full strike with the ball remaining in play
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The elbow that bothered him for days after being hit by a foul tip earlier this season.
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Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
With nowhere to put a man, Chapman fanned Giancarlo Stanton, got Jazz Chisholm Jr. to fly out to right, and got Trent Grisham to strike out on a foul tip with a 101.2 mph four-seamer.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 1 Oct. 2025
But on April 30, 1957, opportunity arrived via a foul tip to the starter's mask.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Greene struck out on a foul tip against Chicago’s Jordan Leasure in the eighth inning Sunday, bringing him to 179 this season – tied with Justin Upton’s 2016 as the third most in a season in Tigers history, and just four short of passing the franchise’s leader, Cecil Fielder.
—Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
With nowhere to put a man, Chapman fanned Giancarlo Stanton, got Jazz Chisholm Jr. to fly out to right, and got Trent Grisham to strike out on a foul tip with a 101.2 mph four-seamer.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 1 Oct. 2025
But on April 30, 1957, opportunity arrived via a foul tip to the starter's mask.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Greene struck out on a foul tip against Chicago’s Jordan Leasure in the eighth inning Sunday, bringing him to 179 this season – tied with Justin Upton’s 2016 as the third most in a season in Tigers history, and just four short of passing the franchise’s leader, Cecil Fielder.
—Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Foul tip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foul%20tip. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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