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Originally posted by Kaliix
FED Frosh game. R1 and a ball is hit up the middle and is gloved by the shortstop. He flips the ball to F5 who is on the left field side of second base. The ball, glove and the runner who has come into second base standing up all meet right on top of 2nd base. The runner reacher second at about the same time as the glove/ball did. Ball is jarred out of F5 glove.
Is this a FPSR violation?
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First of all Kaliix, I hope F4 was playing second, because it a heck of a run for F5 to cover in time. (Typographical error?)
Without the book here, on a force play a runner must slide legally, in a direct line between bases. If the runner does not slide, they can not do anything to alter the play, which in your case did not happen. I have interference and two outs.