Can you steal a base on a foul ball?

Can you steal a base on a foul ball. Can a player steal on a foul ball? You cannot steal a base on a “dead” or foul ball. Can a runner steal a base since catcher.

A foul tip is not treated as a normal foul ball or caught fly ball. A ball that is not caught by the catcher is not (and cannot be) a foul tip. The rule on stolen bases states that:

Overthrown or passed balls may be stolen on, as long as the ball is still considered to be “live” the base. “can a base runner steal a base on a codified foul tip?” well, according to how a good number of paid commentators and casual fans define a foul tip, then no… a base. On a foul tip the ball is live and in play and the runners shall treat it as if the batter did not make contact.

You cannot steal an overthrown ball or a passed ball. And, unlike a foul ball, a foul tip can result in strike three. There is no steal attempt on a dead ball, whether the runner is sent back to the original base (as on a foul ball) or is awarded the next.

You cannot steal a base on a “dead” or foul ball. In order to steal during a foul ball, you must be on base and the ball must still be live. Can you steal on a foul?

A foul tip is a live. Overthrown or passed balls may be stolen on, as long as the ball is still considered to be “live” the base. If the foul tip is not collected, it is a foul ball, and runners must return to their previous base, even if the steal was successful.