Baseball Batting Rules: Foot Placement in the Batter's Box

Question
do both feet have to be in the batters box when hitting the ball ??  If one foot is out of the box is the batter out ??

Thank you,

Andy

Answer
Hi Andy,

The batter's box is 3' by 7'.  Both feet must be inside the lines, they may be touching the lines but no part of the foot can be outside the lines AT the start of the pitch.

However when batting the ball ANY part of the foot touching ANY part of the line is considered IN the box.  The foot may also be in the air when the ball is batted and then come down outside the line, this is legal.

To be out, when the ball is batted the foot must be on the ground entirely outside the line or touching home plate.


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