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Originally Posted by CecilOne
I think we answered this last year or before; but I can't find it.
USA Rules only, NFHS is very different; probably others.
If a runner interferes with a fielder attempting a fair or foul fly ball which is catchable with ordinary effort; the runner is out and the batter is also out.
8.7.J.3 (1) effect F in the wrong place
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Even if there were two outs before the play, the batter has completed a time at bat, so does not bat in the next inning.
Is that correct, or does that batter appear again?
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Opinions are no help, already have both sides from very learned sources; need a case or play/clarification documented.
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My thinking is that the batter was put out by the interference, by rule, and so has completed the at bat.
Otherwise, saying batting again ignores the out, but both outs occur simultaneously; so ignoring he batter’s out would ignore the runner’s out.