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Originally Posted by chapmaja
I actually found the answer to this after I found an online copy of the rulebook.
The answer is in rule 8-1-E Effect 3.
Since the ball had not yet past the fielder, the ball is DEAD.
This rule is referenced by rule 8-8-M
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Just a clarification, in the case of a runner being in contact with a base when hit with a fair batted ball, the status of the ball and the effect depend on whether the closest defender is in front of or behind the runner.
Though not likely, a defensive shift of some sort could place a fielder closer to the base than the defender assigned that area.
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Last edited by IRISHMAFIA; Tue Aug 08, 2017 at 09:34am.
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