Ball in Dugout

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Originally Posted by wmandino

Yea I got that, I thought maybe one of you could give your insight on why the rule does not apply to outfielders. You can never learn to much.

If the rule were the same for an outfielder as an infielder ie 2 bases from TOP. Here's what would happen:
Base hit ove F8s head, F8 misplays it off the fence, he finally catches up with the ball as BR is cruising into third, F8 then alertly throws the ball over F5s head and into DBT. BR would then have to retreat to second since he only gets 2 bases from TOP. You would never again see a triple or an inside the parker. That's why the rule states 2 bases from TOT from the outfield.