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Originally Posted by fredhjr
USA (ASA)--So, I'm reading in the 2017 USA Rule Book about a runner who is assisted by someone other than a runner. Thought I had this down--dead ball, runner is out. NOOOOOO. Runner is out, but ball is live. What is the mechanic?
Not dead ball. Not delayed dead ball. Just verbalize and signal runner out?
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Point + hammer + verbal. "That runner is out!"
Exception: Assisted back to home plate after missing it = dead ball; runners return to last touched base.
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Last edited by teebob21; Mon Jun 12, 2017 at 10:17pm.
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