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Thrown ball over homerun fence
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I saw a minor league game where a base hit rolled to an outfielder in the bottom of the 9th. He thought the game was tied and the winning run had scored from 3rd, so he picked up the ball and threw it over the fence in fair territory to a fan. The batter rounded the bases and scored. Is that an automatic homerun?
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In this case, yes... However, there is not a standard rule for throwing the ball out of play. If a pitcher engaged with the rubber does it, it is one base from the time of the throw. On the first p
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