runner catches ball while in foul territory

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Thu Aug 04, 2016, 12:46pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

If the ball had a chance to go fair, it's INT. If not, it's a foul ball.

Based on your description, the latter applies.

Here's the OBR rule -- it's black and white, but the interp is as I mentioned above w.r.t. having a chance to go fair:

(2) He intentionally deflects the course of a foul ball in any
manner;

If indeed ruled INT the runner would be out. Is that correct?

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