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While playing for the Cubs in a game in Houston in 2019, a 2-year-old toddler was hit by a foul ball off the bat of Almora.
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2025
Bartman interfered with a foul ball hit by Marlins hitter Luis Castillo that Cubs outfielder Moisés Alou was trying to catch for an out.
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Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 17 Jan. 2025
The home plate umpire, Larry McCoy, called it a foul ball.
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Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
There was a delay during the fifth inning Wednesday as home plate umpire Jim Wolf exited after being struck in the face mask by a foul ball.
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1855, in the meaning defined above
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“Foul ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foul%20ball. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
foul ball
noun
: a baseball batted into foul territory
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