Ok here's an easy one for the expiernced but has the young
(In Umpire Years) confused.
SIT: B1 hits slow grounder to F3 who picks the ball up with his bare hand and swipe tags 1st base with his glove before B1 touches 1st.......Safe or Out??
My confusion comes from the rule book which state in defenations that a fielder who has control and touches the base with part of his body. Under the rule section when talking about a runner being out on a force it states that a fielder in control of the ball making any contact with the base. I guess my question is the glove a extension of the fielder's hand??
Thanks
Don
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