If a batter fouls off a pitch (not strike 3) and the catcher catches it, can a runner steal a base or is the runner required to return to the base he previously occupied?
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ANSWERS: 3
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Runners cannot steal bases on a foul ball. If he is off the base he must return to that base before being thrown out.
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if it is not strike 3 the ball is dead and the runner must return to the base he had already occupied.
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If the catcher catches a thrown pitch, the ball is ALWAYS live and in play, even if the batter "tipped" it. Runners may attempt to advance on such a play. This is called a foul-tip strike rather then a foul ball.
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