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Originally Posted by Rich Ives
He jumps up in the air and catches the ball at the top of a high hop. He lands directly in the base path, right in front of the runner, with the ball.
. . we both agreed that the pitcher fielded the ball outside the running path of the batter, so the batter did not interfere with the defense fielding the ball.
What's the pitcher supposed to do - stop in mid air and let the runner go by?
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And what's the runner supposed to do when a fielder steps and/or lands directly in front of him? Immediately come to halt?