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With two strikes, the batter tips a pitch straight into the catcher's glove and it is caught. What happens?

Strike three, the batter is out. A caught foul tip counts like a swing and miss.

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  1. Foul ball, keep batting
  2. The batter is out ✔
  3. The batter goes to first

Why: A foul tip goes sharply and directly to the catcher's hand or glove and is caught. It counts as a strike, and with two strikes that means strike three. If the catcher does not catch it, it is just a foul.

Huh, didn't know that: Runners may advance on a foul tip without tagging up, just like on a swing and miss.

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Answer: The batter is out. A foul tip goes sharply and directly to the catcher's hand or glove and is caught. It counts as a strike, and with two strikes that means strike three. If the catcher does not catch it, it is just a foul.

  1. MLB Glossary: Foul Tip www.mlb.com/glossary/rules/foul-tip
    Should the batter produce a foul tip after previously accruing two strikes, the foul tip is considered strike three and the batter is out.
    Checked 2026-10-12.

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