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On the playing field, two straight lines (each known as a [[Foul line (baseball)|foul line]]) are drawn from the corner of home plate; one past [[first base]] and one past [[third base]]. The foul lines extend all the way to the outer limit of the [[outfield]], typically a wall or fence, and perpendicularly up the wall or fence.<ref name=MLBrules/>{{rp|147}} The entire area between foul lines, including the foul lines themselves, is considered fair territory;<ref name=MLBrules/>{{rp|147}} anything not in fair territory is considered foul territory.<ref name=MLBrules>{{cite web |url=https://content.mlb.com/documents/2/2/4/305750224/2019_Official_Baseball_Rules_FINAL_.pdf |title=Official Baseball Rules |publisher=Major League Baseball |date=2019 |via=MLB.com |accessdate=October 8, 2022}}</ref>{{rp|149}}
 
In general, batted balls thatare eitherjudged by whey they land (first contact the ground) or are first touched by a player. That is, a batted ball landing in fair territory or are first touched by a player in fair territory areis fair, while a batted ballsball that either landlanding in foul territory or are first touched by a player in foul territory areis foul. However, forbatted balls in the infield (not yet at or beyond first base or third base), batted balls are judged on either where the are first touched by a player or ''where they come to rest''.<ref name=MLBrules/>{{rp|147}} For example, if a batted ball ''in the infield'' first lands in foul territory but then rolls into fair territory and is touched there or comes to rest there, it is fair. Likewise, if a batted ball ''in the infield'' first lands in fair territory but then rolls into foul territory and is touched there or comes to rest there, it is foul.
 
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