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{{refimprove|date=January 2008}} In [[baseball]], the [[baseball rules|rules]] state that a batted ball is considered '''in flight''' when it has not yet touched any object other than a fielder or his equipment. Such a ball can be caught by a fielder to put the batter [[out (baseball)|out]]. Once a batted ball touches the ground, a fence or wall, a foul pole, a [[base (baseball)|base]], the [[pitcher's rubber]], an [[umpire (baseball)|umpire]], or a [[baserunning|baserunner]], it is no longer ''in flight''. A batted ball that passes entirely out of the playing field ceases to be ''in flight'' when that occurs; if it was between the [[foul pole]]s at that moment, then it is a [[home run]] which entitles the batter (and any other runners on base) to score. A special rule exists in covered baseball facilities ([[retractable roof|retractable]] or fixed roofed), where a batted ball striking the roof, roof supporting structure, or objects suspended from the roof (e.g., speakers) while in fair territory is still considered to be in flight. Rules for batted balls striking any of those objects in foul territory differ between ballparks, with most considering such a ball to still be in flight, and some considering it to be a [[foul ball]] and [[dead ball (baseball)|dead]] from the time it strikes.
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