goes out between the poles it is ruled fair. the foul pole itself is considered part of fair territory.
if a ball strikes the foul pole, it is ruled as fair. it does not matter if the ball bounces into foul territory after hitting the pole. the ball only needs to touch the foul pole to be fair -- even grazing the pole is sufficient. if a ball hits the pole directly -- without touching the ground first -- it is ruled a home run, allowing all the runners to advance to home plate. if the ball bounces off the ground before touching the foul post, then it is ruled a 