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Originally Posted by bsaucer
1. I was comparing the play to the one where a runner may leave his base after a fly ball is touched by a fielder, even if it is subsequently caught by another fielder.
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Two different rules, two different concepts.
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Originally Posted by bsaucer
2. I had read or heard that umpires listen for the ball hitting the glove when calling the close force play. Is that true?
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Yes, but we still see the ball.