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Originally Posted by NCASAUmp
In fair territory, foul territory, uncharted territory, even the Yukon Territory... If they're in the box and it hits the batter, it's a foul ball.  |
NO.
Rule 1, Fair Ball
C ....when over fair territory, toches the person, attached equipment, or clothing of a player or an umpire.
D....while over fair territory a runner interferes with a defensive player attempting to filed a batted ball.
Just as a fielder can not make a foul ball fair by touching it over foul ground, a batter/runner cannot make a fair ball foul if any part of his body, clothing, or bat, etc, touches the ball in fair territory just because part of his body is in the batters box.
Fair or foul is determined by the position of the ball, nothing else.
Having a foot in the batter's box is irrelevant.
In the OP, the proper call is out in both scenarios.