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MLBUM seems to cover your play and the runner should have been called safe and live ball
(9) Runner on first base, first baseman positioned in front of the runner. Batter hits a ground ball
just outside the reach of the first baseman as the first baseman dives to his right. The ball then
strikes the runner.
Ruling: In this play the ball is considered having passed by an infielder. The umpire must now
judge if another infielder has the chance to make a play on the ball. If the umpire judges yes,
then the runner is declared out. If the umpire judges no, the ball is alive and in play.
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