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Originally Posted by teebob21
I've been taught that ATR comes into play when the umpire judges the ball is closer to the fielder than is the runner.
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Having been taught the same, I find this equivalent to the ASA and NFHS "possession" wording since the ball is virtually always traveling faster than the runner. (Yes, there might be a rare exception where the (bad) throw is a high, soft underhand lob - a squeeze play comes to mind.) But someone may educate me that, "No, they are not equivalent because ... ."