If abatter swings and foul tips into catcher glove while a man is stealing, does the steal count?

Question

If abatter swings and foul tips into catcher glove while a man is stealing, does the steal count?

Answer 1

If the guy is stealing the batter should know better than to swing unless it's a good pitch to hit.

Answer 2

if there is 2 outs than no 1 or lower outs then yes

Answer 3

No.  The runner would have to return to base.  If the batter had 1 or no strikes against him, then play would resume, but if  the batter had 2 strikes, he would be out.  Either way, the steal would not count.

Does a steal count when he runs on a 3-2 count and the batter walks?  Same difference.

Answer 4

This is the golf section, so you will probably get a lot of answers from people that don't really know all the rules in baseball.

Answer 5

Sure the steal would count , if the runner was still on his base until the ball was in the catcher's mit , but he'd have a very poor chance of making it without any lead .

Think of the play , as a caught fly ball .

Answer 6

Of course. The definition in the rule book of a foul tip is a ball that strikes the bat and is caught by the catcher coming directly into his hand or glove. If the catcher drops it, it is a foul ball, not a foul tip. A foul tip remains in play and is considered just another strike; a foul ball is dead as soon as it strikes the ground in foul territory beyond first or third or is touched if it has not passed either base.

Answer 7

Yes, the ball is live and any play that occurs is scored accordingly.