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In the sports of [[baseball]] and [[softball]], a '''batted ball''' is a [[Pitch (baseball)|pitch]] that has been contacted by the batter's bat. Batted balls are either [[fair ball|fair]] or [[foul ball|foul]], and can be characterized as a fly ball, pop-up, line drive, or ground ball. In baseball, a foul ball counts as a [[strike (baseball)|strike]] against the batter, unless there are already two strikes on the batter, with special rules applying to [[foul tip]]s and foul [[bunt (baseball)|bunts]]. Fly balls are those hit in an arcing manner, with pop-ups being a subset of foulfly balls that do not travel far. Line drives are batted balls hit on a straight line trajectory, while ground balls are hit at a low trajectory, contact the ground shortly after being hit, and then either roll or bounce. Batted balls, especially line drives, can present a hazard to players, umpires, and spectators, as people have been seriously injured or killed after being struck by batted balls.