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Intentionally touching fair ball
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Willis
OBR, R3, No outs. Batter shows bunt and F5 charges towards plate. Ball popped up over F5 and drops into fair territory near 3rd base line. R3 returned to third thinking ball would be caught. Ball is rolling towards the foul line with F5 and F6 standing near by, not making a play, but intending to let it roll foul so that the B/R would have to return to the plate. When:
a. R3, while standing on third, reaches down and touches the ball (still in fair territory)
b. R3 takes a step off third, touches the ball (still in fair territory), and jumps back on third
in neither case does R3 "kick" the ball or significantly change its path. Is the ball fair in both cases and are both R3 and the B/R safe at third and first?
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beerguy55
The easiest thing is to not get too caught up in the semantics of "kick"...I take it to mean "touches with his foot"....but frankly, wouldn't exclude him bending over and picking it up with his hand
The Man in Blue
My overly hyperbolic example: there is no rule saying you can’t punch the pitcher in the face either. Doesn’t mean you can do it. I have R3 out and the batter awarded first base in (a) and (b).
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