Twins/Royals last night

[jwwashburn]

I was kind of groggy when I saw Baseball Tonight. I think it was a two strike pitch that hit off the bat then the catcher, then he caught it.

The OBR definition is: A FOUL TIP is a batted ball that goes sharp and direct from the bat to the catcher’s hands and is legally caught. It is not a foul tip unless caught and any foul tip that is caught is a strike, and the ball is in play. It is not a catch if it is a rebound, unless the ball has first touched the catcher’s glove or hand.

I can't remember whether it was the Royals catcher or not and whether it was ruled an out or not.

Maybe this jogs someone's memory that knows the whole story.

Joe

[LMan]

As I recall from S-Center the tipped ball hit F2's mitt, then rebounded off his CP (and possibly something else) before he bare-handed it for the catch. I'm sure Bell wanted a foul-ball call to send the runner back to 1B.

EDIT: I did not see where he dropped the ball, sorry.