foul tip
nounDefinition of foul tip
: 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
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In turn, catchers are inching closer to the plate to reduce the likelihood a foul tip hits them. — Matthew Gutierrez, courant.com, "In MLB’s age of velocity, catchers are increasingly feeling the heat," 4 Sep. 2019 In turn, catchers are inching closer to the plate to reduce the likelihood a foul tip hits them. — Matthew Gutierrez, The Denver Post, "In MLB’s age of velocity, catchers — like Rockies’ Tony Wolters — are increasingly feeling the heat," 4 Sep. 2019 Christian Vazquez wasn’t in the starting lineup after taking a foul tip off his right leg on Wednesday, but Cora said the catcher needed a mental break, too. — Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, "Alex Cora plans rare team meeting prior to Yankees series," 1 Aug. 2019 In the third inning, catcher Juan Graterol took a foul tip off his mask and was unable to shake it off, also leaving the game. — Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Brewers 5, Reds 4: Freddy Peralta rescues overworked bullpen, ChacÃn headed for injured list," 24 July 2019 Home plate umpires continue to rule on check swings, foul tips, catcher's interference and plays at the plate. — Jacob Bogage, courant.com, "Baseball’s ‘robot umpires’ to debut in the Atlantic League and you may not notice the difference," 10 July 2019 Kevan Smith was out for a little more than two weeks after being hit in the face mask with a foul tip on May 21. — Maria Torres, latimes.com, "Angels’ Jonathan Lucroy sustains a concussion and a broken nose in plate collision," 8 July 2019 Pomeranz threw a curveball past Orlando Arcia for what should have been a third strike to start the inning, with Davies up next, but Emmel called it a foul tip. — Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, "Giants lean on Drew Pomeranz, power to beat Brewers for third straight win," 14 June 2019 Ausmus also said catcher Kevan Smith, who has been on the concussion list since May 22 after taking a foul tip to the facemask, will be activated Friday. — Maria Torres, latimes.com, "Angels’ Justin Upton heads to rehab stint for first action since March," 6 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'foul tip.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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