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Old Wed Jul 03, 2013, 06:59pm
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Originally Posted by nopachunts View Post
@IrishMafia,
Shouldn't the "and" be "or"? Has this been corrected in an interpretation or correction?
No. They (ASA) changed the rule for 2012 and apparently, still hasn't caught it yet.

The rule should read (as it did in 2011):

I. When an infield fly is declared. If the fair batted ball hits the batter-runner before reaching first base, the ball is dead and the infield fly is invoked.
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