A pitch dropped during delivery and which crosses a foul line shall be called as what?

A pitch dropped during delivery and which crosses a foul line shall be called as what?

• A. A Strike.
• B. A Balk with at least one runner on base.
• C. A Ball.
• D. A no-pitch with the bases empty.

Answer: (C)

A pitch that isn’t a strike is ruled a ball, and a dropped delivery that crosses the foul line still counts as a ball. The drop isn’t automatically an illegal pitch that would be called a balk, and balks only apply when there are runners on base and a specific illegal motion is involved. With bases empty, a dropped pitch that crosses the foul line remains just a ball, so the correct call is Ball.

A pitch that isn’t a strike is ruled a ball, and a dropped delivery that crosses the foul line still counts as a ball. The drop isn’t automatically an illegal pitch that would be called a balk, and balks only apply when there are runners on base and a specific illegal motion is involved. With bases empty, a dropped pitch that crosses the foul line remains just a ball, so the correct call is Ball.