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Baseball rules corner: determining a "legal catch" can sometimes be tricky.

Baseball Digest

| November 01, 2004 | Marazzi, Rich | COPYRIGHT 2004 Century Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

IN A MAY 1 GAME BETWEEN THE Rockies and Braves, Colorado third baseman Vinny Castilla reached into the stands in foul territory to make a catch. It appeared that Castilla had the ball in his glove and the hat of a fan.

But before he had a chance to remove the ball from his glove, a fan took the hat and ball out of the surprised third baseman's glove.

The umpire ruled the play "no catch" because Castilla did not make a voluntary and intentional release of the ball. And because he was on the spectators' side of the barrier, he was open game, which means he was not able to get a call of fan interference.

"I go for the ball," said Castilla. "When I ...

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