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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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If the runner couldn't leave on the touch, the fielder could "juggle" the ball all the way to the infield, thus preventing the advance. An infielder on a force play, can't get that same advantage.
And, the out at first isn't a force play.
