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Originally Posted by Manny A
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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I think what you meant was that when a batted ball goes through or by the pitcher it does NOT exempt a runner from being out when hit.