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I have always been instructed catchers helmets and bats are considered part of the field once they are stationary on the field. However, so far I can find nowhere in the FED rules where it specifically states this unlike the NCAA rules where it lists catchers helmets, batters bat and runners helmets that may have inadvertantly come off.
There is mention of defensive facemasks in the FED rules with regard to obstruction. If a runner trips over, or is forced to go around a discarded defensive facemask it should be ruled obstruction.
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