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Originally Posted by Dave Reed
OK, I'll accept that they want a FED-like interpretation.
I'm still bemused that "passed all infielders who have a chance to make a play on the ball" could imply fielders other than those who are roughly within a step and a reach as the ball goes by.
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Dave, that wording seems to be the yin to OBR yang. In OBR the rule intends for the runner to be out when hit by a batted ball EXCEPT in very limited circumstances like the ball going through the legs of the fielder. The runner would STILL be out if there were another fielder who could still make the play.
The wording you quote comes pretty close to saying the runner is not out if no fielder has a chance to make a play. That seems to make it even more liberal for the runner than string theory as opposed to making it more like OBR.