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Some SP leagues that I work do have a 'courtesy foul' rule, which allows for an additional foul ball strike (resulting in the count holding at strike two), before the next foul ball will be strike three and an out. Any use of this rule is local only, and does not exist in ASA rules, as stated above. When you work leagues with local variances from ASA rules, you should be told about them in advance. I always ask, or as a last resort, address them during the pre-game conference. The various SP leagues I work have their own variation on SP stealing, courtesy fouls, over the fence HR limits (including 'progressive' HR's), run ahead rules (mercy rules), player re-entry, etc... I always make a point of going over what local rules the league uses, then conclude by stating that, other than those exceptions, we will be playing the game under ASA rules.
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