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Originally Posted by rulesmaven
Routine ground ball, 1B drops ball and while the ball is in the dirt grasps it with non-glove hand just before batter/runner touches the bag. The ball is still touching the dirt when the BR touches the bag, but it's not moving within the fielder's bare hand.
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If he has secure possesion in his bare hand, regardless of whether the ball is touching dirt, I have an out as long as his foot is also on the bag before BR arrived.