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Originally posted by LDUB
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Originally posted by DG
Based on the original post, and assuming that the pitch did not hit the batter's hands (which the poster did not mention), then I have a FOUL BALL. Having 4 umpires don't matter. There is only one who has this call. He might confer with one of his partners, but the other two have no view of this play.
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How do you have a foul ball? This is a judgment call by the umpire. Unless you were there and you had a great view of the play, you have no idea what the call was.
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I am only responding to what was posted. The poster is not looking for a judgement call, but looking for a rules interpretation. If the ball touched a fielder in foul territory before reaching the bag, it is foul. Beyond the front of the bag, it could be fair ball, if it bounded over the top of the bag, but I did not get the impression from the post that this was the case, since it was not mentioned.