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Originally Posted by Spence
I was told he is automatically out since F1 is not considered an infielder.
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Someone told you wrong. F1 is always considered an infielder after he's delivered the pitch (or stepped off the rubber with the ball).
He's just treated differently than other infielders when it comes to deflecting a batted ball, as Bob mentioned, or it comes to umpire interference.
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