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Originally Posted by bob jenkins
It's in MLBUM (and maybe PBUC) -- treat it as an "error" -- put the runners where you think they would have been, but allow no outs. So, suppose the play starts with R2. If he's advancing on the hit, allow him to third, but if he's holding (waiting for the throw), keep him at second.
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Thanks for pointing me in the right direction, Bob. Found it referenced in BRD. MLBUM (item 5.10) states: If a batted ball inadvertently goes into a player's or coach's uniform, the ball is dead. The umpire, using common sense and fair play, then places all runners such that he nullifies the action of the ball going out of play. No outs can be declared after the ball goes out of play in this manner.
With that cleared up, I'm still confused about Marazzi's article - is there any circumstance where, "A ball lodging in the catcher's protector or uniform is a live ball and in play"?