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Originally Posted by MD Longhorn
And catch/no catch has nothing to do with whether a ball is possessed at the time of a tag or after a collision. These are two different animals.
Considering voluntary release after a tag, collision, and fall is just as out of place as it would be in this situation:
High fly to CF is caught, apparently. R1, seeing no one covering 2nd makes a break... CF, seeing the same thing also makes a break for it. They collide near 2nd base and the ball rolls free.
No catch? Batter runner now safe?
No, of course not.
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No Batter Runner out as possession was maintained after the catch and the tag play would constitute a separate play by CF. R1 would be safe as CF did not maintain possession of the ball after the collision.
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