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I think that's a valid question.
All of the interps I've found that support the two base award and mention WHO deflects it out of play always mention a fielder rather than a runner.
But I believe the correct interp is that you would treat it the same if it did deflect off a runner.
To me, the consistent principle is not so much who, but rather did the initial force of the pitch, as possibly modified by an initial attempt to catch the pitch, cause the ball to go out of play - or was there subsequent contact which resulted in the ball going out of play.
If the pitch "rebounds" off the catcher and is subsequently deflected out of play (unintentionally) by either the BR or a fielder, I'm going with 2, TOP.
JM
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