Rules in Covered Facilities
In a retractable or fixed roof baseball facility, a batted ball is a foul ball if it:
- strikes the roof, roof support structure, or objects suspended from the roof (e.g., lights, speakers) in fair territory and lands in foul territory
- becomes lodged in any of those objects in foul territory and does not fall back to the playing field
Rules vary from stadium to stadium for a ball striking the roof or suspended object in foul territory. Some consider such a ball to still be in flight, while others consider it a foul ball and dead from the time it strikes.
A ball that hits the roof or a suspended object in fair territory is in play. If it gets stuck in fair territory, the batter is called out and runners have to return to their starting bases.
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