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Originally Posted by Umpteenth
F3 picks up the ball and tosses to the pitcher, who is standing on PP. BR only took a step or two out of the box, and seeing the ball hit in foul territory, the batter returns to the box.
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Originally Posted by bsnalex
You could argue that BR is avoiding the tag.
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It wouldn't be a very compelling argument if the play is as described. It sounds like the BR never came close to F3, and F3 made absolutely no attempt to tag the BR after he picked up the ball.
The only proper call here is as MD already mentioned.
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