How would you rule on this play?

[RazorbackExpat]

While watching the Japan-Korea series that is being played in the Tokyo Dome, one of the Japanese batters hit a towering fly that looked like it was going to be a home run. But the ball went so high that it actually hit the dome, 180 feet above the playing field. That changed the ball's trajectory, and it landed in the seats in foul territory. The umpire ruled it as a ground rules double. But the Korean side appealed. What do you think was the final ruling?

[JT45242]

1. If it was in fair territory when it hit part of the structure...

Ground rule double is correct.

[rurallib]

2. agree

[RazorbackExpat]

3. The Korean side won their appeal

They argued that since the ball landed foul, it was a foul. It ended up being a moot point, however, as the batter ended up on base anyway and scored on another batter's 3-run home run.

[chicoescuela]

4. This should have been discussed at the pre game plate conference as a

part of the field’s ground rules. Never should have been an issue once the game began.

[JT45242]

5. Looked up dome hits off roof..

Mike Schmidt hit speaker in Astrodome turned a monster home run into single

Kingman hit one into the roof if Metrodome was ground rule double.

Apparently, it's suppose to be discussed pregame.

Seems like easy to make a universal rule but baseball baseball i guess

[kacekwl]

6. Foul ball.

[BOSSHOG]

7. Okay wacko two cents here to stir the pot

If the batter was from the visitors team home run, if from the home team foul ball. The dome was an impediment caused by the home team. Just stirring the pot.