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Updated 2024-04-19 03:54

If You're an Outfielder and You Throw Your Glove Up and It Catches the Ball and You Catch the Glove, Is It an Out?

In baseball, a fielder must catch the ball with their bare hand or with their glove. If the ball is caught in any other way, it is considered a dropped ball. However, there is an exception to this rule: if an outfielder throws their glove up in the air and the ball lands in the glove, and the outfielder then catches the glove, it is considered a catch.

This exception is known as the "glove flip" or "basket catch." It is a difficult play to execute, but it can be very effective in catching a ball that would otherwise be out of reach.

There are a few key things that must happen for a glove flip to be successful. First, the outfielder must throw the glove up in the air high enough to give the ball time to fall into it. Second, the outfielder must catch the glove before it hits the ground. Third, the ball must land in the glove and stay there until the outfielder catches it.

If any of these things do not happen, the play will be considered a dropped ball. However, if all of these things happen, the outfielder will be credited with a catch.

Related Questions

1. What is the exception to the rule that a fielder must catch the ball with their bare hand or with their glove?
   • If an outfielder throws their glove up in the air and the ball lands in the glove, and the outfielder then catches the glove, it is considered a catch.
2. What is the name of this exception?
   • The "glove flip" or "basket catch."
3. What are the three key things that must happen for a glove flip to be successful?
   • The outfielder must throw the glove up high enough, catch the glove before it hits the ground, and the ball must land and stay in the glove.
4. What happens if any of these three things do not happen?
   • The play will be considered a dropped ball.
5. What happens if all three things happen?
   • The outfielder will be credited with a catch.

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