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Originally Posted by Umpire2014
Are all areas of the batter's box considered FOUL or FAIR territory for a batted or bunted ball? I ask because PART of the box does, when looking at how a field is lined, rest in fair territory. What would be a call for a ball that does not reach beyond the lines of the batters box or touches the batter's box lines in the area in the very front of that box???
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The foul lines extend to the back point of the plate -which I guess prompts your question.
For a batted ball that has come to rest or is touched while in the box: If it's in the fair area it's fair. If it's in the foul area it's foul. There's nothing special about the batter's box EXCEPT if a batted ball touches a batter-runner before he leaves the box it's a foul ball, not an out.