foul territory
Beyond the lines
Foul territory is the area of a baseball field outside the foul lines—the two straight lines extending from home plate through first and third base to the outfield fence.
A ball landing in foul territory is a foul ball.
Fielders often position themselves in foul territory to catch pop-ups: The catcher drifted into foul territory for the out.
- down the lineIn the future
- chalk linesPowdered boundary markers
- boundaryLine marking a limit
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- outNot present here
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