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Originally Posted by Dakota
This would be a foul tip, with the possible issue that this may not be a legal catch. I've underlined the problem phrase (for me) in your description.
The rule book says "caught by the catcher", not "secured". Trapping the ball against the catcher's equipment is not a legal catch. If the catcher made a legal catch, you have a foul tip. If not, a foul ball.
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Unless this ball drops to the ground, is it not "caught" the moment the catcher securely holds the ball in his/her hand?