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Originally Posted by BRump
Looking through the rulebook I think I see where PWL is getting his information. Under rule 2.00: "A Foul Ball is a batted ball...while on or over foul territory, touches the person of an umpire or player, or any object foreign to the natural ground."
According to this, it would seem that once the ball touches the first player it becomes a foul ball.
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I don't think there's any doubt about where he got this idea, the point of contention is how you interpret the rule and come to the conclusion that a runner must wait until a fly ball is foul territory is caught.