Legal posseion of the ball for an out?

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Originally Posted by RadioBlue

Exactly. And your question of whether or not there was control is answered by the fielder lifting their hand/glove and showing you.

I agree. They must show control by lifting the glove. But I am contending that they need not do that very thing BEFORE the runner gets there. They must have had control before the runner arrived, but they can demonstrate that even after the runner has passed.

Originally Posted by Dakota

So, how do you determine there was no gripping as the glove is lifted? I don't know about everyone else, but being sure of an out seems like a requirement to me.

If they can squeeze that ball and lift it straight up(and therefore demonstrate control) without readjusting the glove position or turn the glove upside down or something, then they have shown control.