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6. Not the same, balls caught outside the foul lines are just that...foul balls and can be caught for outs.

Fri Aug 1, 2025, 11:50 AM

Aug 1

Balls over the outfield walls are in fair territory. IMO a fielder trying to rob a hitter of a homer has to reach over the wall, catch the ball, then land of his feet in the field of play. We see those plays all the time

In the instance I'm talking about, the fielder fell over the fence completely and then caught the ball which was a few feet over the fence in fair territory and thus, IMO a home run.

And I remember the Jeter play. It was a great catch, but not the same, as I said before.

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Baseball fans, here's another puzzler. A recent fielding highlight on ESPN showed a... [View all] brush Aug 1 OP

If he caught it Hornedfrog2000 Aug 1 #1

I dunno. Balls caught in McCovey Cove in SF, out of the park, are home. runs. brush Aug 1 #2

I vote out.. Princess Turandot Aug 1 #3

Not the same, balls caught outside the foul lines are just that...foul balls and can be caught for outs. brush Aug 1 #6

Yep, We Agree ProfessorGAC Aug 1 #9

It's an out as long as he caught the ball and didn't leave the field of play to do so JMCKUSICK Aug 1 #4

Agreed, JM. An out. Brush backs can be tight. There was once a pitcher back in the day... brush Aug 1 #8

It's An Out, But I Don't Like That ProfessorGAC Aug 1 #5

Agreed. See post 6. The fielder should catch an land on the field of play. brush Aug 1 #7