foul tip

noun

: a pitched ball in baseball that is slightly deflected by the bat

specifically : a tipped pitch legally caught by the catcher and counting as a full strike with the ball remaining in play

Examples of foul tip in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Almost as concerning as the calamity in the top of the second inning was the near-disaster that happened in the bottom half, as Will Smith took a foul tip off the back of his right hand and exited the game a half-inning later. —Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025

The Mets don’t plan on doing any further testing on Nimmo, or on Torrens, who was hit on the hand with a bat and took a few foul tips off his body. —Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025

Jeffers was called out on a foul tip that home plate umpire John Bacon said was caught by catcher Dillion Dingler to start the 11th. —John Shipley, Twin Cities, 15 Aug. 2025

Lowe’s foul tip landed right in the mitt of catcher Patrick Bailey. —Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

foul entry 1 + tip (tap)

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for foul tip

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