Ground Rule

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Originally Posted by BretMan

My first reading of the OP led me to believe that the coach claimed the foul poles were not just in fair territory, but in live ball territory- that is, on the inside of the fence. After reading it again, that isn't clearly the case.

That is an understandable assumption because I cannot see any other reason a coach would make such statement.

I'm guessing that the statement was made because somewhere along the way a visiting coach argued that a HR wasn't a HR because the ball hit the foul pole which wasn't beyond the fence and convinced the umpire to rule as such.

However, the manner in which the rule reads, any batted ball which hits the foul pole above the fence line is a home run.