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Error or mental mistake.

by Marty
(Bay area)

Marty asked: Is it considered an error if third baseman decides not to field a fair ground ball hoping it will roll foul before passing third base? In the process runners advance.


Rick answered: Marty, thank you for your question.

On the play you have described, the batter would get a base hit.

There was no physical contact by the fielder, with the baseball, he just decided to see if it would go foul.

There are no physical errors given, for a mental error.

Mental errors have no affect on the players fielding statistics.


Yours in baseball,

Rick

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