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I am not sure about this. I know the rule states if an errant throw draws the fielder into foul territory, or if the throw is coming from foul territory the fielder can use the orange portion of the bag to get an out. However, in your case I could see it going either way, I think I would agree with your ruling that the runner was safe as the throw didn't take him foul, his jump did! When I see the intent of this rule I see it as an over throw that bounces off the fence and F3 is coming back to the bag, not a throw that is close to the bag that a regular jump/stretch (or pull off the bag) could have controlled. Maybe I am wrong but I probably would have ruled as you did.
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