Is that fair?

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by ozzy6900

Unless the batter is Tiny Tim, some part of him is going to be in foul territory and that's all it takes to make a ball foul.

I don't follow.

By (a literal reading of the) rule, the batter would be out if he's hit by a fair ball in fair territory. It wouldn't matter that one foot (the foot not hit by the ball) was in foul territory.

By interp, it's foul if it hits the batter while the batter is still in the box. It's a common question for newer umpires.

[yawetag]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

I don't follow.

By (a literal reading of the) rule, the batter would be out if he's hit by a fair ball in fair territory. It wouldn't matter that one foot (the foot not hit by the ball) was in foul territory.

By interp, it's foul if it hits the batter while the batter is still in the box. It's a common question for newer umpires.

In Fed, it is plainly written, though. OBR, there's nothing to defend the "in the box" rule.