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Batted balls are either <a href="/wiki/Fair_ball" title="Fair ball">fair</a> or <a href="/wiki/Foul_ball" title="Foul ball">foul</a>, and can be characterized as a fly ball, pop-up, line drive, or ground ball. In baseball, a foul ball counts as a <a href="/wiki/Strike_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Strike (baseball)">strike</a> against the batter, unless there are already two strikes on the batter, with special rules applying to <a href="/wiki/Foul_tip" title="Foul tip">foul tips</a> and foul <a href="/wiki/Bunt_(baseball)" title="Bunt (baseball)">bunts</a>. Fly balls are those hit in an arcing manner, with pop-ups being a subset of fly balls that do not travel far. Line drives are batted balls hit on a straight line trajectory, while ground balls are hit at a low trajectory, contact the ground shortly after being hit, and then either roll or bounce. Batted balls, especially line drives, can present a hazard to players, umpires, and spectators, as people have been seriously injured or killed after being struck by batted balls. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Fair_or_foul">Fair or foul</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Batted_ball&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Fair or foul"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Foul_Line_(3339129130)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Foul_Line_%283339129130%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/180px-Foul_Line_%283339129130%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="352" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Foul_Line_%283339129130%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/270px-Foul_Line_%283339129130%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Foul_Line_%283339129130%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/360px-Foul_Line_%283339129130%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1624" data-file-height="3172" /></a><figcaption>A view along a first base foul line, looking from the outfield wall back towards home plate</figcaption></figure> <p>On the playing field, two straight lines (each known as a <a href="/wiki/Foul_line_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Foul line (baseball)">foul line</a>) are drawn from the corner of home plate; one past <a href="/wiki/First_base" class="mw-redirect" title="First base">first base</a> and one past <a href="/wiki/Third_base" class="mw-redirect" title="Third base">third base</a>. The foul lines extend all the way to the outer limit of the <a href="/wiki/Outfield" title="Outfield">outfield</a>, typically a wall or fence, and perpendicularly up the wall or fence.<sup id="cite_ref-MLBrules_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MLBrules-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 147">: 147 </span></sup> The entire area between foul lines, including the foul lines themselves, is considered fair territory;<sup id="cite_ref-MLBrules_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MLBrules-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 147">: 147 </span></sup> anything not in fair territory is considered foul territory.<sup id="cite_ref-MLBrules_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MLBrules-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 149">: 149 </span></sup> </p><p>In general, batted balls are judged by where they land (first contact the ground) or are first touched by a player. That is, a batted ball landing in fair territory or first touched by a player in fair territory is fair, while a batted ball landing in foul territory or first touched by a player in foul territory is foul. However, batted balls in the infield (not yet at or beyond first base or third base) are judged on either where they are first touched by a player or <i>where they come to rest</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-MLBrules_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MLBrules-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 147">: 147 </span></sup> For example, if a batted ball <i>in the infield</i> first lands in foul territory but then rolls into fair territory and is touched there or comes to rest there, it is fair. Likewise, if a batted ball <i>in the infield</i> first lands in fair territory but then rolls into foul territory and is touched there or comes to rest there, it is foul.<sup id="cite_ref-MLBrules_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MLBrules-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 146–147">: 146–147 </span></sup> </p><p>That a batted ball hit into the ground has to pass first base or third base in fair territory to be considered fair originated in response to "fair-foul" hitting of the 1860s and 1870s.<sup id="cite_ref-dickey_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dickey-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Batters would intentionally hit the ball into the ground in fair territory near home plate, at an angle that would send it into foul territory away from the fielders, allowing the batter to reach first base successfully.<sup id="cite_ref-dickey_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dickey-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Dickey_Pearce" title="Dickey Pearce">Dickey Pearce</a>, a well-known and respected player of the era, is credited with inventing the tactic.<sup id="cite_ref-dickey_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dickey-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Effect">Effect</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Batted_ball&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Effect"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Fielders can attempt to make an <a href="/wiki/Out_(baseball)" title="Out (baseball)">out</a> by catching any ball hit in the air, fair or foul, as long as it is still in play.<sup id="cite_ref-MLBrules_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MLBrules-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 39">: 39 </span></sup> Balls that leave the field of play, such as by going into spectator areas or the <a href="/wiki/Dugout_(baseball)" title="Dugout (baseball)">dugouts</a>, are out of play. For balls on the ground, fielders can attempt to make an out on fair balls only. </p><p>A batted ball that clears the outfield fence in fair territory is a <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home run</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-MLBrules_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MLBrules-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 22">: 22 </span></sup> Since 1931, whether such a batted ball is fair or foul is judged on its position when it leaves the field (that is, where it is as it passes over the outfield fence or wall).<sup id="cite_ref-BA_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BA-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Previously, the ball had to be "fair when last seen" to be ruled a home run.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also since 1931, the ball must clear the fence or wall on the fly to be a home run; previously, the ball could bounce over and still be considered a home run—such a batted ball is now an <a href="/wiki/Automatic_double" class="mw-redirect" title="Automatic double">automatic double</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-oldtyme_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oldtyme-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A foul ball normally counts as a <a href="/wiki/Strike_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Strike (baseball)">strike</a> unless the batter already has had two strikes assessed against them, in which case the <a href="/wiki/Count_(baseball)" title="Count (baseball)">count</a> does not change. Treating foul balls as strikes was adopted by the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> in 1901 and the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> in 1903.<sup id="cite_ref-BA_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BA-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are specific rules for foul tips and foul bunts, which are described below. In slow-pitch softball, a foul ball <i>always</i> counts as a strike, even when the batter already has two strikes.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Characterization">Characterization</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Batted_ball&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Characterization"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB) uses four characterizations for all batted balls put into play:<sup id="cite_ref-PUrate_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PUrate-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FBrate_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FBrate-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-LDrate_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LDrate-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-GBrate_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GBrate-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Yadiel_Hernandez_(50336621713).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Yadiel_Hernandez_%2850336621713%29.jpg/220px-Yadiel_Hernandez_%2850336621713%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Yadiel_Hernandez_%2850336621713%29.jpg/330px-Yadiel_Hernandez_%2850336621713%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Yadiel_Hernandez_%2850336621713%29.jpg/440px-Yadiel_Hernandez_%2850336621713%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1856" data-file-height="1232" /></a><figcaption>An <a href="/wiki/Outfielder" title="Outfielder">outfielder</a> about to catch a fly ball</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fly_ball">Fly ball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Batted_ball&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Fly ball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A fly ball is a batted ball hit in an arcing manner.<sup id="cite_ref-MLBrules_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MLBrules-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 147">: 147 </span></sup> For statistical purposes,<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MLB uses the term "fly ball" for such balls that go into the outfield, and a separate term (pop-up, below) for such balls that stay in the infield.<sup id="cite_ref-FBrate_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FBrate-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Fielders attempt to catch fly balls on their descent, and an out is recorded if the ball is caught before it hits the ground.<sup id="cite_ref-flyout_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-flyout-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Under early baseball rules, a fly ball caught on a bounce also resulted in an out; this was abolished for fair balls in 1864 and for foul balls in 1883.<sup id="cite_ref-oldtyme_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oldtyme-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pop-up">Pop-up</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Batted_ball&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Pop-up"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A pop-up is a fly ball that does not travel far; rather than going into the outfield, it is hit to the infield.<sup id="cite_ref-PUrate_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PUrate-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Such a batted ball may, under specific circumstances, be deemed an "infield fly" by an <a href="/wiki/Umpire_(baseball)" title="Umpire (baseball)">umpire</a>, which has special consideration as outlined below.<sup id="cite_ref-CPBLrules_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CPBLrules-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 188">: 188 </span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Line_drive">Line drive</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Batted_ball&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Line drive"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Irving_Falu_fielding_a_grounder_at_third_(28859678414).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Irving_Falu_fielding_a_grounder_at_third_%2828859678414%29.jpg/220px-Irving_Falu_fielding_a_grounder_at_third_%2828859678414%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Irving_Falu_fielding_a_grounder_at_third_%2828859678414%29.jpg/330px-Irving_Falu_fielding_a_grounder_at_third_%2828859678414%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Irving_Falu_fielding_a_grounder_at_third_%2828859678414%29.jpg/440px-Irving_Falu_fielding_a_grounder_at_third_%2828859678414%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3484" data-file-height="2323" /></a><figcaption>An <a href="/wiki/Infielder" title="Infielder">infielder</a> about to field a ground ball</figcaption></figure> <p>A line drive (colloquially, a "liner" or "rope") is a batted ball "hit in a nearly straight line usually not far above the ground."<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Batters are usually most successful when they hit line drives, reaching base over 70% of the time, as compared to about 25% of the time on ground balls or fly balls.<sup id="cite_ref-bill_james_liner_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bill_james_liner-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ground_ball">Ground ball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Batted_ball&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Ground ball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A ground ball (colloquially, a "grounder") is a batted ball hit at a low enough trajectory that it contacts the ground a short distance after being hit and "rolls or bounces close to the ground."<sup id="cite_ref-MLBrules_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MLBrules-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 149">: 149 </span></sup> The term is <i>not</i> used for fly balls, pop-ups, or line drives that are uncaught and happen to contact the ground.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Statistics">Statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Batted_ball&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:J._D._Martinez_on_July_2,_2012.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/J._D._Martinez_on_July_2%2C_2012.jpg/130px-J._D._Martinez_on_July_2%2C_2012.jpg" decoding="async" width="130" height="211" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/J._D._Martinez_on_July_2%2C_2012.jpg/195px-J._D._Martinez_on_July_2%2C_2012.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/J._D._Martinez_on_July_2%2C_2012.jpg/260px-J._D._Martinez_on_July_2%2C_2012.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="3240" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/J._D._Martinez" title="J. D. Martinez">J. D. Martinez</a> batting in 2012</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/MLB.com" title="MLB.com">MLB.com</a> provides statistics for hitters, using the above four categories, as part of a "Batted Ball Profile". For example, during the 2022 season, for the balls that <a href="/wiki/Designated_hitter" title="Designated hitter">designated hitter</a> <a href="/wiki/J._D._Martinez" title="J. D. Martinez">J. D. Martinez</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> put into play, 38.2% were ground balls, 30.8% were fly balls, 26.7% were line drives, and 4.3% were pop-ups (the four figures sum to 100%).<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/FanGraphs" title="FanGraphs">FanGraphs</a> also provides batted ball statistics, but uses the four categories slightly differently: all balls put into play are characterized into one of <i>three</i> categories: ground ball, fly ball (regardless of where hit), or line drive.<sup id="cite_ref-FGbb_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FGbb-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The percentage of fly balls that were hit in the infield is then provided as a separate figure.<sup id="cite_ref-FGbb_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FGbb-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> FanGraphs's statistics for Martinez for the 2022 season indicate 38.2% ground balls, 39.7% fly balls, and 22.1% line drives<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (the three figures sum to 100%).<sup id="cite_ref-FGjd_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FGjd-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Martinez also had a 5.8% "infield fly ball percentage",<sup id="cite_ref-FGjd_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FGjd-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> meaning that 5.8% of the fly balls he hit were infield pop-ups.<sup id="cite_ref-FGbb_18-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FGbb-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2010, FanGraphs noted that the "league average" for batted ball rates was 44% ground balls, 35% fly balls, and 21% line drives (the three figures sum to 100%) with 11% of fly balls being infield pop-ups.<sup id="cite_ref-FGbb_18-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FGbb-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Special_cases">Special cases</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Batted_ball&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Special cases"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following have special rules considerations. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Infield_fly">Infield fly</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Batted_ball&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Infield fly"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Infield_fly.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Infield_fly.jpg/220px-Infield_fly.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="145" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Infield_fly.jpg/330px-Infield_fly.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Infield_fly.jpg/440px-Infield_fly.jpg 2x" data-file-width="999" data-file-height="660" /></a><figcaption>An umpire (in black shirt) indicating an infield fly—a verbal call is also made</figcaption></figure> <p>A specific rule applies to infielders attempting to catch some fly balls: the <a href="/wiki/Infield_fly_rule" title="Infield fly rule">infield fly rule</a>, which has specific context. If (and only if) there are less than two outs and there are <a href="/wiki/Baserunner" class="mw-redirect" title="Baserunner">baserunners</a> on <a href="/wiki/First_base" class="mw-redirect" title="First base">first base</a> and <a href="/wiki/Second_base" class="mw-redirect" title="Second base">second base</a> (or the <a href="/wiki/Bases_loaded" class="mw-redirect" title="Bases loaded">bases are loaded</a>) a fly ball "which can be caught by an infielder with ordinary effort" results in the batter being called out, regardless of if the ball is caught.<sup id="cite_ref-MLBrules_1-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MLBrules-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 149">: 149 </span></sup> This rule is in place to prevent infielders from intentionally not catching the ball and being able to record multiple outs via a <a href="/wiki/Force_play" title="Force play">force play</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-infield_fly_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-infield_fly-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>An infield fly is verbally declared by an umpire, whose decision "should be made immediately".<sup id="cite_ref-MLBrules_1-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MLBrules-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 149">: 149 </span></sup> Umpires commonly also give a visual indication by pointing straight up in the air with their right arm.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> If a batted ball declared to be an infield fly is left untouched and it comes to rest (or is first touched) in foul territory before passing first base or third base, it is treated the same as any other foul ball (that is, the batter is <i>not</i> automatically out).<sup id="cite_ref-MLBrules_1-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MLBrules-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 149–150">: 149–150 </span></sup> The infield fly rule was adopted in 1895.<sup id="cite_ref-BA_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BA-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Foul_tip">Foul tip</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Batted_ball&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Foul tip"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>By rule, a <a href="/wiki/Foul_tip" title="Foul tip">foul tip</a> is "a batted ball that goes sharp and direct from the bat to the <a href="/wiki/Catcher" title="Catcher">catcher</a>'s hands and is legally caught."<sup id="cite_ref-MLBrules_1-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MLBrules-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 149">: 149 </span></sup> A foul tip is considered to be the same as a regular strike, thus a foul tip (that is caught per the definition) with two strikes already against the batter results in a <a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout">strikeout</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-foul_tip_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-foul_tip-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This provision has been part of baseball rules since 1895.<sup id="cite_ref-BA_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BA-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bunt">Bunt</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Batted_ball&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Bunt"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mark_Teahen_on_July_29,_2009.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Mark_Teahen_on_July_29%2C_2009.jpg/220px-Mark_Teahen_on_July_29%2C_2009.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="249" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Mark_Teahen_on_July_29%2C_2009.jpg/330px-Mark_Teahen_on_July_29%2C_2009.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Mark_Teahen_on_July_29%2C_2009.jpg/440px-Mark_Teahen_on_July_29%2C_2009.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2190" data-file-height="2478" /></a><figcaption>A batter bunting—note the position of his hands on the bat</figcaption></figure> <p>A <a href="/wiki/Bunt_(baseball)" title="Bunt (baseball)">bunt</a> is a special type of batted ball. Bunts occur when pitched balls are "intentionally met with the bat" rather than being swung at.<sup id="cite_ref-MLBrules_1-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MLBrules-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 145">: 145 </span></sup> A ball that is bunted by a batter may be fair or foul, and while generally it does not travel very far, it may be a ground ball (the desired outcome), pop-up, or (rarely) line drive. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Foul_bunt">Foul bunt</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Batted_ball&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Foul bunt"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Unlike other types of batted balls, for which a third strike is not assessed when a foul ball is hit with two strikes in the count, a third strike <i>is</i> assessed to the batter when a two-strike bunt goes foul, resulting in a strikeout.<sup id="cite_ref-MLBrules_1-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MLBrules-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 41">: 41 </span></sup> This rule originated as early as 1894 in response to batters intentionally bunting pitches foul in order to tire the pitcher, also impacting <a href="/wiki/Pace_of_play" title="Pace of play">pace of play</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-two_strike_bunt_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-two_strike_bunt-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Safety_concerns">Safety concerns</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Batted_ball&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Safety concerns"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Alex_Cobb_2013_injury.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Alex_Cobb_2013_injury.JPG/220px-Alex_Cobb_2013_injury.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="149" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Alex_Cobb_2013_injury.JPG/330px-Alex_Cobb_2013_injury.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Alex_Cobb_2013_injury.JPG/440px-Alex_Cobb_2013_injury.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3880" data-file-height="2625" /></a><figcaption>Pitcher <a href="/wiki/Alex_Cobb" title="Alex Cobb">Alex Cobb</a> receives medical attention after being hit by a line drive on June 15, 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <p>Batted balls, especially line drives, can be dangerous to players, umpires, and spectators. There are myriad examples; several are provided below. A batted ball hit sharply at the pitcher is known as a "<a href="/wiki/Comebacker" class="mw-redirect" title="Comebacker">comebacker</a>". </p><p>In August 1982, <a href="/wiki/Jim_Rice" title="Jim Rice">Jim Rice</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> left the dugout to carry a young boy that had been hit by a foul line drive into the team's clubhouse for medical treatment; the boy later underwent emergency surgery at a local hospital.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In July 2007, <a href="/wiki/First_base_coach" class="mw-redirect" title="First base coach">first base coach</a> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Coolbaugh" title="Mike Coolbaugh">Mike Coolbaugh</a> was killed when a foul line drive hit him in the head during a <a href="/wiki/Minor_League_Baseball" title="Minor League Baseball">minor-league</a> game.<sup id="cite_ref-colbaugh_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-colbaugh-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Umpire <a href="/wiki/Dale_Scott" title="Dale Scott">Dale Scott</a> had to leave a game in August 2012 after being struck by a foul tip while serving as home plate umpire,<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and also had to leave a game in June 2015 when struck by a line drive while umpiring at second base.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In May 2019, a young fan at a <a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a> game required hospitalization after being hit with a foul line drive.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a June 2021 minor-league game, pitcher <a href="/wiki/Tyler_Zombro" title="Tyler Zombro">Tyler Zombro</a> was hit in the head by a 104 mph (167 km/h) line drive, <a href="/wiki/Skull_fracture" title="Skull fracture">fracturing his skull</a> and causing him to have a <a href="/wiki/Seizure" title="Seizure">seizure</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Batted_ball&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239009302">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 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title="Platoon system">Platoon system</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pull_hitter" title="Pull hitter">Pull hitter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sacrifice_fly" title="Sacrifice fly">Sacrifice fly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Single_(baseball)" title="Single (baseball)">Single</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout">Strikeout</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strike_zone" title="Strike zone">Strike zone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sweet_spot_(sports)" title="Sweet spot (sports)">Sweet spot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Switch_hitter" title="Switch hitter">Switch hitter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Triple_(baseball)" title="Triple (baseball)">Triple</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Base_on_balls" title="Base on balls">Walk</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Pitch_(baseball)" title="Pitch (baseball)">Pitching</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Pitch_(softball)" title="Pitch (softball)">(softball)</a></th><td 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