Runner hit by fair ball in foul terr.

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Originally Posted by BigGuy

Get a better interpreter. It only applies if you get hit by a fair batted ball in fair territory. Below is the rule exactly from the book.

k. is contacted by a fair batted ball before it touches an infielder, or after it passes any infielder, except the pitcher, and the umpire is convinced that another infielder has a play (5-1-1f, 6-1-5).

This rule does not apply here because the ball went into foul territory. In order for 8-4-2k to apply the ball must remain in fair territory.

BG, maybe it's me...but where exactly in the rule does it say that this doesn't apply if the runner is in foul territory?