Holding the ball

[UmpJM]

Originally Posted by LilLeaguer

Since F3 made no adjustment before lifting his glove, I judged that he had had the ball firmly and securely in his glove (though in contact with the ground) before the B/R crossed the bag. I rang the runner out.

LilLeaguer,

Sounds good to me. Heck, the umpire judged secure posession. You pretty much answered your own question.

What SAUmp describes, on the other hand, is most certainly NOT a legal tag. If the ball is...

Originally Posted by SAUmp

...trapped between is (sic) glove and other body parts.

it is certainly NOT being held "...securely and firmly in his hand or glove. " - which the rule you quoted unambiguously states is a requirement for a legal tag.

JM