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Originally Posted by IamMatt
...Is "[standing] in foul ground waiting to pick it up" considered "in the act of fielding a batted ball?"
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Yes.
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Originally Posted by IamMatt
...would the ruling be the same if the F3 were standing across most or all of the running lane (and just looking at the ball to see whether it was going to roll foul or not)?
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Yes.
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Originally Posted by IamMatt
...I am guessing if the answer to my question above is yes, then it would not matter where the defender is standing, she is still protected/exempted from committing OBS by definition?
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Not by definition, but by being in the act of fielding the batted ball and being judged by the umpire to be the fielder most likely to make the play on the batted ball.
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Originally Posted by IamMatt
...And in this case, the BR would be able to run more than 3' from the base path to avoid contact with F3 because it would not be done to avoid a tag?
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That is correct. She is also allowed to run outside the running lane to avoid a fielder fielding a batted ball.
It is normal fielding for the fielder to wait on a slow roller near the foul line to see if it will go foul.