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Originally Posted by tibear
I think this is where I was a bit confused. I thought that once the defence had touched a batted ball that all defensive players must avoid runners.
So only the defensive player that touched the batted ball has to avoid runners and all other defensive players are still protected to play the ball?
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How dare you try to bring this back on topic!
There's a difference between "interfering with the ball" and "interfereing with the fielder." Once the ball is deflected, the runner is absolved from all but intentional contact with the ball. The fielder might still be protected, if he's fielding the ball and not chasing after a loose ball.