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Originally posted by w_sohl
Pitchers pitches the ball and cather cathes it in his glove, but near the end of the glove so that the ball pops out. When the ball pops out it hits the batters bat, probably on a check swing, and rolls foul. I am assuming that the ball is dead, but now that I think about it the ball can't be dead because then no one would be able to steal a base. What would the call be in this situation?
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The points that you need to have clearly in your mind are:
- The moment the catcher deflects that pitched ball it is no longer a "pitched ball" but rather it becomes a "deflected ball". As such, OBR 5.09(a) no longer applies.
- The moment the "pitched ball" became a "deflected ball" it could not subsequently become a "batted ball", either. As such, OBR 5.09(e) and OBR 2.00 Definition of a Foul Ball also no longer apply.
With no other justification for declaring the ball dead under OBR 5.09, the ball remains alive and in play.
Hope this helps
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