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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA
Only one defender is protected on a batted ball. It is up to the umpire to determine which player had the most likely opportunity to field the batted ball and that is the player protected.
Apparently, F4 was not that player and F3's fielding of the ball demonstrated the umpire's good judgment  |
Irish. Can you give me the ASA rule that supports your statement. I can not find it. But if that is the case then he made the right call and I just learned something new (to me).