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Foul ball
Foul ball noun - (baseball) a ball struck with the bat so that it does not stay between the lines (the foul lines) that define the width of the playing field.
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- After Steve Bartman infamously deflected a Luis Castillo foul ball from Moises Alou's glove, the Marlins rallied and scored due to (among other things) a fatigued Mark Prior and an Alex Gonzalez error, taking the lead from the Cubs and winning the game (and, ultimately, the series).
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