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Originally Posted by MD Longhorn
But what, then, do you do when the opposing coach comes out to ask you why we didn't call an out for the coach assisting their player?
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"Coach, runner's assistance violations only occur during a live ball. Any other questions?"
Of course, different rule sets treat this a little different. I believe coach's assistance can also occur when a runner misses a base and the coach physically assists him/her back to the base. But that's not what happened here.
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