A batter hits a ball deep to an outfielder who runs and leaps to catch it. He manages to catch it but the momentum of the ball takes him over the wall without coming back into the field of play. Why is this not a home run?
It's not a home run because it fails to satisfy the definition of a home run: it is not a fair ball that leaves the field of play in flight (as these terms are defined).
Instead, it satisfies the
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A batter hits a ball deep to an outfielder who runs and leaps to catch it. He manages to catch it but the momentum of the ball takes him over the wall without coming back into the field of play. Why is this not a home run?
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Why should it be?
maven
It's not a home run because it fails to satisfy the definition of a home run: it is not a fair ball that leaves the field of play in flight (as these terms are defined). Instead, it satisfies the
Chip
I assume the question relates to this play from the Junior LL World Series
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