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Balls hits runner on base
If a batted ball hits a baserunner on the base, is the runner out when:
the infield is at normal depth (did not have an opportunity to field)? the infield is drawn in and had an opportunity to make a play? infield fly situation? |
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Except for the infield fly situation, whether the base runner is on a base is immaterial.
It comes down to whether the runner got hit by a batted ball over fair territory which potentially prevented the defense from making a play. If the umpire decides that ANY defensive player could have made a play on the ball if it hadn't touched the runner then the play is dead, the hit baserunner is out, the batter is awarded first and all other runners return to their TOP base. |
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http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info...s/runner_7.jsp or if you need to: (f) He is touched by a fair ball in fair territory before the ball has touched or passed an infielder. The ball is dead and no runner may score, nor runners advance, except runners forced to advance. EXCEPTION: If a runner is touching his base when touched by an Infield Fly, he is not out, although the batter is out; Rule 7.08(f) Comment: If two runners are touched by the same fair ball, only the first one is out because the ball is instantly dead.
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BlueUmp & tibear,
Rule 2.00, Interference (a) Offensive Interference: "any fielder" 6.08(d): "a fielder" 7.08(b): "a fielder" 7.09(k): "a fielder" So, according to the text of the rules (not to mention the MLBUM, JEA, & J/R), any member of the defense (i.e., fielder) is protected from interference. Whether the defense had a realistic chance to successfully complete a play is not relevant unless the untouched batted ball went "through or by" a fielder (i.e., between his legs or within his reach) and hit a runner who was immediately back of him. JM
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