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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Ending the slump did not come without some pain, though, after Raleigh took a foul tip near his manhood.
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
Part of the thinking for the Padres, too, is that Freddy Fermin has taken a lot of foul tips to various parts of his body, including a half-dozen off his mask that caused the Padres to sit him a few days last month.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
In the second, O’Hoppe, the Angels’ catcher, took a foul tip off his neck.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
In the second, O'Hoppe, the Angels' catcher, took a foul tip off his neck.
—CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
Part of the thinking for the Padres, too, is that Freddy Fermin has taken a lot of foul tips to various parts of his body, including a half-dozen off his mask that caused the Padres to sit him a few days last month.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
In the second, O’Hoppe, the Angels’ catcher, took a foul tip off his neck.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
In the second, O'Hoppe, the Angels' catcher, took a foul tip off his neck.
—CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
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“Foul tip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foul%20tip. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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