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Generally those type of comments are spur of the moment without much thought.... and I would guess that he didn't really want you to show him up by presenting the rule. Perhaps he really did want to know... he obviously needs some education.
Would he let the opposing catcher get one of his batters out by catching a rebounded fly ball off of the backstop? Probably not. Coach you can't have it both ways - that your team gets to play them off the fence and the other team can't.
Yes, the fence, the umpires, the bases, etc are all considered part of the grounds - when the ball hits those objects it is the same as hitting the ground.
There are special rules for hitting an umpire before it passes a fielder but that would be a different rule.
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