Collision with fence, injured player, protest

[ValleyUmp]

Another fun one I heard about:

R1, one out. Drive to the outfield fence. (It's not stated, but I'm assuming it's "in the vee" and properly BU's call.)

F9 catches the ball, collides with the fence, and crumples in a heap at the base of the fence. The ball is not visible, so BU signals out. R1 (almost but not quite to 2B) retreats to 1B and is passed by BR (busting it out of the box and around 1B), but it's apparently "nothing" because BR is now a retired runner.

PU calls time and jogs out to RF along with DHC to check on the injured F9. While PU is on his way, both BR and 1BC tell him, "The ball popped out and went over the fence - it's a home run."

When PU gets out there, he finds F9 is not in possession of the ball, looks over the fence (which is short enough to look over) and sees the ball on the far side. As F9 is being helped off the field by DHC and F8, PU and BU get together, BU changes his call to "home run", and R1 and BR both score.

DHC protested the game, saying that because BR passed R1, he should be called out and only R1's run should've counted.

Thoughts?

[noumpere]

When a call is reversed, the umpire makes it right.  Score both runs.

[DevildogUmp]

What I want to know is why is the PU going all the way out to the fence? Make the guy not wearing all the gear jog out there.

[jimurrayalterego]

2 hours ago, DevildogUmp said:

What I want to know is why is the PU going all the way out to the fence? Make the guy not wearing all the gear jog out there.

Probably because of injury.

[The Man in Blue]

18 hours ago, jimurrayalterego said:

Probably because of injury.

Bruised ego?

Oh, you mean the player.  Why is the umpire going out to check on an injured player?  

[jimurrayalterego]

2 minutes ago, The Man in Blue said:

Bruised ego?

Oh, you mean the player.  Why is the umpire going out to check on an injured player?  

BU should go out for catch/nocatch but it seems he did make a call from somewhere and then reversed it after being apprised of where the ball went. PU would go out to decide on time allowed for recovery or sub now.