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Originally Posted by bob jenkins
The base is a "safe haven" only on an Infield Fly. Otherwise, the "normal" rules about bing hit by the batted ball apply.
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I wasn't speaking to on or off the base.
I think it is just a badly structured sentence. We all know what it's trying to say but the people he is posting it for certainly do not and may be confused.
OP
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Originally Posted by TwoBits
The runner is safe when hit by a batted ball while touching a base. FALSE in baseball... In baseball, the runner is declared out if struck by a batted ball at any time as long as it is untouched by a fielder or has passed an infielder (not including the pitcher) and no other infielder has a chance of fielding the ball. .
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This reads
OUT IF
1. "untouched by a fielder" OR
2. "has passed an infielder..."
1 could be wrong and 2 is usually wrong
Should be changed to:
"The runner is safe when hit by a batted ball while touching a base. FALSE in baseball... In baseball, the runner is declared out if struck by a batted ball at any time
unless it is first touched by a fielder or has passed an infielder (not including the pitcher) and no other infielder has a chance of fielding the ball. ."
This makes it usually right