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Originally Posted by Rich Ives
So you've never seen a fielder flip the ball to another fielder directy from his glove?
You've never flipped a ball from your glove to your hand?
You're using Baseball Digest as a rules source?
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There seems to be a subtle difference in the amount of control needed to make a catch when making a base-tag force out and making a catch of a batted ball in flight. The Baseball Digest article also described a play where F7 made a long run to catch a fly just fair. His momentum carried him to the railing. When he braced himself the ball came out of his glove and fell into the stands. B/R was ruled safe and was awarded appropriate bases.
I know it bugs y'all to have sources like BD quoted, but I only used it to cite what a veteran MLB umpire had to say about it. That doesn't seem too terribly out of line.