# How dramatically would baseball change if you eliminated foul territory?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dramatically-would-baseball-change-if-you-eliminated-foul-territory/1026602
**Category:** The Game Room
**Tags:** baseball-mlb
**Created:** [January 12, 2026, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dramatically-would-baseball-change-if-you-eliminated-foul-territory/1026602 "2026-01-12T17:26:12Z")
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### Author: ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2026, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dramatically-would-baseball-change-if-you-eliminated-foul-territory/1026602/21 "2026-01-13T03:38:19Z")

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> [@Atamasama](#):
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> And I thought Banana Ball was a dramatic change to the rules. This would be even crazier!

Ironically (and relevant to this thread), one of the BananaBall rules is that, if a foul ball goes into the stands, and is caught, on the fly, by a fan, it’s an out.

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### Author: ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2026, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dramatically-would-baseball-change-if-you-eliminated-foul-territory/1026602/22 "2026-01-13T04:06:47Z")

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> [@kenobi\_65](#):
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> Ironically (and relevant to this thread), one of the BananaBall rules is that, if a foul ball goes into the stands, and is caught, on the fly, by a fan, it’s an out.

That’s specifically what I had in mind. 🙂

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