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Originally posted by dpr528
The first play runner on 2nd is stealing 3rd. Batter swings and misses, but on his backswing hits the ball which had popped out of the catchers mitt and back towards the batter. Ball pretty much just went straight down, and the catcher had no chance for a play at 3rd anyway. I had a bit of a brain fart and just let the play stand. In retrospect I believe this is a foul ball, but wanted some confirmation.
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I assume by "backswing" you meand "follow-through". If so, this is so-called "weak interference" under OBR -- the ball is dead and runners can't advance, but it's not an out (unless, of course, the swing was strike three).
See 6.06(c) CMT.
The rule is different under other rules codes.