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Baseball rules corner: here's a rundown on what's fair or foul in baseball.(Brief Article)
FROM THIS CORNER, THE MOST interesting play in last year's postseason took place in Game 3 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium where the Yankees hosted the Diamondbacks.
With two out in the fourth, the Yanks had Shane Spencer on second and Scott Brosius on first when Alfonso Soriano hit a towering pop fly in front of home plate. Several D'Backs converged on the ball including catcher Damian Miller and first baseman Mark Grace. Meanwhile Spencer and Brosius were circling the bases as they were off with the crack of the bat. Spencer, already rounding third, darted home with what looked like the go-ahead run.
The ball landed untouched in fair territory before rolling foul on the first base side. Miller was charged with an error for extending Soriano's at-bat. Spencer returned to second and Soriano eventually flew out to center field.
According to the rulebook, "A Fair Ball is a batted ball that settles on fair ground between home and first base, or between home and third base, or that is on or over fair territory when bounding to the outfield past first or third, or that falls on fair territory on or beyond first base or third base, or that, while on or over fair territory, touches the person of an umpire or player ... (2.00)"
When the play occurred, Miller ran after the ball as it was rolling foul toward the first base line. If he had touched the ball in fair territory before it went foul, the play would have been ruled a fair ball. Spencer would have most likely scored and the Yanks would probably have had runners on first and third or second and third after the smoke cleared.
It appeared that Miller instinctively chased the ball after it landed in fair territory and was rolling toward the foul line. Considering the excitement of the moment, I probably would have done the same thing. But obviously, it was to the D'Backs advantage that no defensive player touched the ball before it trickled foul.
It's the plate umpire's job to rule on or foul balls between home and first and home and third. Give credit to plate ump Dale Scott for handling the play with patience and for keeping his cool.
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