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foul ball

noun

: a baseball batted into foul territory

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But home plate umpire Jeremie Rehak ruled the pitch went off Hill’s bat instead and called it a foul ball. — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2026 Nationals catcher Keibert Ruiz left in the fourth inning after taking a foul ball off his mask. — ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026 That foul ball, no foul ball in the fourth inning changes stuff, too. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026 Wait, why doesn’t MLB use better tech to determine foul ball calls? — Chris Branch, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for foul ball

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of foul ball was in 1855

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“Foul ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foul%20ball. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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foul ball

noun
: a baseball batted into foul territory

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