How high must a foul tip go in baseball before it can be caught

Question

i heard if it gets tipped and goes into the glove it is not an out so i was wondering if it had to like go above the head of waist or what

Answer 1

i'm not positive but i think it's over the catcher or batter's head

Answer 2

It has to be popped up, not just a tip.

Answer 3

There is no height requirement for a foul ball to be considered catchable for an out. However, I think you're confusing a foul ball with a foul tip.

A FOUL TIP is a batted ball that goes SHARP and DIRECT from the bat to the catcher’s hands and is legally caught. It is not a foul tip unless caught and any foul tip that is caught is a strike, and the ball is in play. Therefore, if a foul tip occurs while the batter has two strikes, the foul tip into the catcher's mit is called for the third strike, and the batter is then out.

A FOUL BALL is not SHARP and DIRECT from the bat to the catcher's hands. A foul ball is a batted ball that settles on foul territory between home and first base, or between home and third base, or that bounds past first or third base on or over foul territory, or that first falls on foul territory beyond first or third base, or that, while on or over foul territory, touches the person of an umpire or player, or any object foreign to the natural ground.

Hope this helps.

Answer 4

If the ball passes over the batters head, it can be caught and be an out.

Answer 5

A foul tip is a batted ball that goes sharp and direct to the catcher's hands and is caught legally. Some people will tell you that the ball must be hit higher than the batter's head for the ball to be considered a regular foul ball that can be caught for an out. The truth is, there is no such rule. The only question the plate umpire must answer is whether the ball was hit sharply and directly. If yes, it's just a foul tip (and an out on a third strike). If no, it's an out (regardless of the count).

Theoretically, you could have a foul tip that goes above the batter's head, if you have a short batter or a batter who uses an exaggerated astance and the catcher is standing up. You could also have a regular foul ball that does not go above the batter's head, if the umpire doesn't consider it to be hit "sharply" and "directly." When in doubt, though, the call would be a strike. ("Foul tip" is not an actual call. The umpire merely signals the tip to let others know the batter got a piece of the ball.)

Sports Fan 77 is not correct when he states that a foul ball is not sharp and direct. A foul tip is a type of foul ball. Plus, if the ball is not caught, it's a simple foul ball. To use the definition he gives, a batted ball that goes sharp and direct to the catcher's hands and is not legally caught would be neither a foul ball or a foul tip.

Why the technicality? Because if the batter foul tips a pitch while one foot is on the ground completely outside of the batter's box, he would be out for an illegally batted ball even though a foul tip is treated as a swing and miss.

As for the guy who cites a "basic umpiring book," he might want to actually buy one.

Answer 6

Only if it's the third strike ;)

Answer 7

if its tipped on the third strike then there out

if its tipped and not cought on the third strike they get one more