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Baseball rules corner: major leagues need clarification on illegality of dugout catches.
From:
Baseball Digest
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September 1, 2003| Author:
Marazzi, Rich
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THE SECOND QUESTION OF MY annual rules quiz created a bit of a stir among some observant readers. My answer was right and wrong-if that's possible.
The true or false question read: "Steve Cox of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (Travis Lee would be more appropriate now) hits a popup toward the first base dugout. Royals' first baseman Raul Ibanez and catcher A.J. Hinch (Mike Sweeney and Brent Mayne would now fit better) converge to make the catch. Ibanez goes down into the dugout...