The position of the ball relative to the foul/fair lines when it is touched will determine if a batted ball is fair/foul. A defensive player, at the crack of he bat, jumps accross the 3rd base line, thinking the ball was hit in that direction. While his entire body is in foul territory, he lunges toward the ball and touches it with the tip of his mitt while the ball is OVER FAIR territory - you've got a "fair" ball.
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