foul tip

American  

noun

Baseball.

1. a pitched ball that glances off the bat into foul territory, usually near the catcher, ruled a strike if the catcher catches it before it hits the ground, otherwise ruled an ordinary foul ball.

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Etymology

Origin of foul tip

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Example Sentences

And after the Dodgers came up empty, the Giants finally ended things in the bottom half of the inning — when Scott came into the game, walked Jung Hoo Lee after failing to get a foul tip call for a potential third strike, then gave up a line-drive missile to Bailey with the bases loaded, handing the briefly surging Dodgers another sucker punch of a late-game defeat.

From Los Angeles Times

Appropriately, he was the final out of the game, swinging wildly at an Alex Vesia fastball for a strikeout on a foul tip that left the former Dodger one for 12 for the weekend.

From Los Angeles Times

Roberts revealed Saturday that he pinch-hit for catcher Will Smith in Game 5 because Smith took a foul tip off the back of his left catching hand earlier in the game.

From Los Angeles Times

Smith then failed to corral a potential inning-ending third strike on a foul tip, allowing Harrison Bader to score Alvarez with a single to center — an RBI aided by Andy Pages’ bobbling of the ball in the outfield, negating any attempt for a play at the plate.

From Los Angeles Times

Rangers manager Bruce Bochy, a former big league catcher, said Heim can’t assume that the umpire saw the foul tip or heard anything.

From Seattle Times