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Originally Posted by bniu
it is the same as a foul ball but it's not a foul ball. It's a subtlety that a veteran umpire pointed out to me because we're supposed to yell "Dead Ball" instead of "Foul Ball" b/c it's not technically a foul ball. It's a dead ball strike except that it cannot count as strike 3.
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Was that a veteran softball umpire? We don't use "dead ball" in baseball. If it's not a foul ball, call "Time."