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Originally Posted by john5396
I think people get hung up on "directly". This is in the rule to separate the foul tip from the pop-up. A pop up does not have any restriction on the glove being the first touch. On a pop-up, F2 can start by heading the ball back into the air like a soccer player and it would be ruled a catch when he finally controlled the ball.
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And, the pop-up in foul territory is an out when caught, whereas the foul tip is a live-ball strike.
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