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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA
...Three years ago, this would be nothing since the catcher was allowed to occupy the basepath since the ball got there first...
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Yes, and I recall a lot of discussion about this as being a bad side effect of removing the "about to receive" clause. Many umpires felt at the time that a fielder losing possession of the ball during legal contact should NOT be in the same category of never having possession in the first place.
But, it is.