foul ball

noun

: a baseball batted into foul territory

Examples of foul ball in a Sentence

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During the bottom of the first inning of Game 4 at Yankee Stadium, Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres hit a deep foul ball to right field. Daniel S. Levine, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024 On a night when two Yankees fans literally tore a foul ball out of Mookie Betts’ glove, the Yankees were desperate. Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024 Betts ran towards the right field line and the corner wall in an attempt to catch a foul ball from Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres. Jill Martin, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024 The third pitch was a foul ball described as a violent swing by Brian Anderson. Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for foul ball 

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 17 Nov. 2024.

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foul ball

noun
: a baseball batted into foul territory

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