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Originally Posted by mbcrowder

No. Not with regards to the average everyday run of the mill foul-tip. Forget the deflection to another player... and look at the normal case:

A) ball goes from bat, directly to glove, and is caught.
B) ball goes from bat, directly to mask, falls, and is caught.

We treat those differently, don't we --- so why the assumption that the cases are suddenly the same if the person catching the ball is not F2?

I don't know where you came up with your assumption. I don't see it. You must be reading something that isn't there. A is a foul tip. B is not a foul tip.