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Originally posted by fmsc
Some may say TWP and I wouldn't disagree since I've have never witnessed this ;but I can imagine a situation where standing in foul ground doesn't protect the runner from interference.Hard shot off the front edge of third base which then strikes runner who is completely outside foul line.
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The runner is still protected. The runner is (generally)out when he's hit by a fair ball in fair territory. In the play you describe he's hit by a fair ball in foul territory. The ball remains live.