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Originally Posted by Tim C
When we wrote the FED MC rule we clearly defined the two possibilites that would define the act:
1) Is the runner trying to dislodge the ball from fielder possession,
2) Is the runner trying to injure the fielder?
We tried to keep it simple.
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Tim, can you clarify an interpretation we were given some time ago. We were told that malicious contact could be imposed on ANY player who attempts to injure an opposing player. The examples used were a catcher who slaps his mitt up aggressively in the face of a runner who has given himself up or the first baseman who slaps his mitt down viciously on top of the helmet of a runner who has slid into first base. In both of those situations, he told us the player would be ejected for MC. Was he incorrect? Thank you.