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Originally Posted by Rufus
JM
Thanks for this. I'm looking at an (older) copy of OBR 7.08 and found this:
Any runner is out when—He is touched by a fair ball in fair territory before the ball has touched or passed an infielder. The ball is dead and no runner may score, nor runners advance, except runners forced to advance. EXCEPTION: If a runner is touching his base when touched by an Infield Fly, he is not out, although the batter is out;
Since in my situation R1 was hit after it passed the drawn-in infielders would he still be out under OBR? Not trying to abush, just trying to understand. Thanks.
MBCrowder - noted and thanks for the clarification
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"passed an infielder" in this instance means "goes immediately by or through the infielder." IOW, if the runner could reasonably expect the fielder to make a play, he's not out just because the fielder didn't and the runner was (nearly) directly behind the fielder.
but, if the ball goes between the two fielders, then the runner can see the ball and is expected to avoid it.