Runner on base out when hit?

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Originally posted by akalsey
Nope, I meant fair ball. The last time it touched the ground it was fair. It didn't become foul until it hit the runner. The park apparently thought it was fair because it was on the ground in fair territory. I suppose I should have called it a "fair" ball.

Woa there. If the ball hit the line and then the runner in foul territory before it reached 3B it is foul. If it hit the bag and then bounced up and hit the runner in foul territory it is fair. That's about the only way I can think of off-hand that you can get hit by a fair ball while in fair territory.