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Old Tue Feb 18, 2014, 07:34am
IRISHMAFIA IRISHMAFIA is offline
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Originally Posted by shagpal View Post
OK, I found this. comment if you think this does or does not apply.

this reads as an initial play per the casebook 2.47.3B.

in this case, it states that if the ball deflects off the pitcher, it is still considered an initial play. however the case refers to a runner contacting the fielder after a deflected ball. it is not addressing a runner being struck by that deflected ball.

per 2.47.3B, if it is deflected off of any fielder other than the pitcher, it is no longer an initial play.
Again, and again and again.........there is no interference with the fielder, so the initial play issue is irrelevant.
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