PostHeaderIcon 3 Types of Batted Balls

The fly ball is the one that is hit into the air that is extremely high. Most of the fielders would try to catch these fly balls as they descend.

The second one is the pop fly ball that goes extremely high as well but won’t travel long. If you would view it from the eyes of a fielder, you would notice it coming straight down.

The third type is the ground ball or also known as the grounder. It rolls and bounces on the solid ground in the field. Bunts are not recognized as ground balls but they are still a unique type of a batted ball.

In addition, the foul tip is yet another batted ball but this goes straight to the glove of the catcher and is surely caught.

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