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fair ball noun[ C ] uk /ˌfeə ˈbɔːl/ us /ˌfer ˈbɑːl/ in baseball, a ball that lands inside the playing area after the batter hits it: The ballboy accidentally picked up a fair ball. The first-base umpire ruled that it was a fair ball. Compare
foul ball The ball landed inside the line and should have been called a fair ball. He is the only player who ever hit a fair ball right out of this stadium. The baserunner tried to dive out of the way but could not avoid being hit by the fair ball. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Baseball & rounders 1-2-3 inning ahead alley around the hornidiom at bat bomb curve hit the ball out of the parkidiom hitting coach home plate home stand horsehide hot corner sac spitter split-fingered fastball splitter squeeze play starting pitcher swing |