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Originally Posted by GA Umpire
As long as he is doing it with the obvious intent to secure an out and it is not accidental, it is an out. Even if the only thing touching the base is the baseball. The glove is not his body; it is considered to be equipment. So, now, he cannot touch the base with his glove? Yes he can and so he can touch the base with only the baseball, and it is still an out.
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I guess it depends on how we read 2.00 PERSON, which refers to "
his equipment" as being part of his body. The glove is clearly "his equipment," but the ball is less clearly his.
In practice, I'd call this out too. I was surprised to see the rule, though.