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Gonzalez landed with the Yankees but a foul ball off his face in spring training resulted in an orbital fracture and a trip to the injured list.
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Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
His meltdowns in majors were as much a part of his legend as the ball going through first baseman Leon Durham’s legs in Game 5 of the 1984 National League Championship Series or the foul ball that led to the eighth-inning collapse in Game 6 of the 2003 NLCS were a part of Cubs lore.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
So when Christian Walker hit a foul ball that was ruled fair to right field Thursday afternoon in a Grapefruit League game, Holmes was happy to be able to finally work with a baserunner in a game.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
LeMahieu, meanwhile, looked like a shell of his former self after breaking his foot on a foul ball — his second serious foot injury in three seasons — last spring.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
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Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
His meltdowns in majors were as much a part of his legend as the ball going through first baseman Leon Durham’s legs in Game 5 of the 1984 National League Championship Series or the foul ball that led to the eighth-inning collapse in Game 6 of the 2003 NLCS were a part of Cubs lore.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
So when Christian Walker hit a foul ball that was ruled fair to right field Thursday afternoon in a Grapefruit League game, Holmes was happy to be able to finally work with a baserunner in a game.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
LeMahieu, meanwhile, looked like a shell of his former self after breaking his foot on a foul ball — his second serious foot injury in three seasons — last spring.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Foul ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foul%20ball. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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