foul ball

noun

: a baseball batted into foul territory

Examples of foul ball in a Sentence

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See the moment Bad Bunny got a foul ball at a Yankees game below. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2025 The Super Bowl halftime artist joined an exclusive club of fellow Americans to have snagged an MLB foul ball in a stroke of luck during Tuesday night's American League Division Series game in New York. David K. Li, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025 But Ezequiel Tovar’s foul ball down the third base line was caught against the netting by Matt Chapman. Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025 Unfortunately for Fry and the Guardians, because the ball made contact with the bat before hitting him in the face, it was considered a foul ball, and the count went to 2-2. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for foul ball

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of foul ball was in 1855

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“Foul ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foul%20ball. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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foul ball

noun
: a baseball batted into foul territory

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