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Two overly eager New York fans were ejected from the Yankees’ do-or-die win over the Dodgers on Wednesday after ripping a foul ball from the glove of Los Angeles’ outfielder Mookie Betts.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
And a weirdly aggressive fan trying to rip a foul ball out of a Dodgers’ player’s mitt.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024
Peralta came short of snaring a catchable foul ball just before Schunk hit his RBI double, and the 37-year-old later committed a fielding error that led to a run.
—Dennis Lin, The Athletic, 19 Aug. 2024
In the first inning of Game 4, two New York Yankees fans interfered with a foul ball catch by Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts — an astoundingly bad move by ticket holders.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 30 Oct. 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 26 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
foul ball
noun
: a baseball batted into foul territory
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