mbcrowder,
That's why I said "essentially" rather than "completely".
The fact that the ball was not batted into play had absolutely no bearing on the proper award in this particular sitch, because te awards would have been identical if the catcher had been fielding a fair batted ball rather than chasing a deflected pitch.
You would have to have an R1 for the distinction to come into play, and even with an R1 it would be "rare" for it to make a difference.
And, he got the award correct.
JM
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