OFFICIAL BASEBALL RULES

Rule 5.06(4) A ball is illegally batted; runners return;(5) A foul ball is not caught, in which case runnersreturn to their bases. The umpire-in-chief shall notput the ball in play until all runners haveretouched their bases;(6) A fair ball touches a runner or an umpire on fairterritory before it touches an infielder includingthe pitcher, or touches an umpire before it haspassed an infielder other than the pitcher; runnersadvance, if forced.(6) If a fair ball goes through, or by, an infielder, noother infielder has a chance to make a play on theball and the ball touches a runner immediatelybehind the infielder that the ball went through, orby, the ball is in play and the umpire shall notdeclare the runner out. If a fair ball touches a runnerafter being deflected by an infielder, the ball is inplay and the umpire shall not declare the runner out;Rule 5.06(c)(6) Comment (Rule 5.09(f) Comment): If a fairball touches an umpire working in the infield after it hasbounded past, or over, the pitcher, it is a dead ball. If a battedball is deflected by a fielder in fair territory and hits a runner oran umpire while still in flight and then caught by an infielder itshall not be a catch, but the ball shall remain in play.(7) A pitched ball lodges in the umpire’s or catcher’smask or paraphernalia, and remains out of play,runners advance one base;Rule 5.06(c)(7) Comment (Rule 5.09(g) Comment): If a foultip hits the umpire and is caught by a fielder on the rebound,the ball is “dead” and the batsman cannot be called out. Thesame shall apply where such foul tip lodges in the umpire’smask or other paraphernalia.If a third strike (not a foul tip) passes the catcher and hits anumpire, the ball is in play. If such ball rebounds and is caught32