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Old 08-07-2017, 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by stlcardsfan View Post
Did you all see Austin Jackson of the Indians catch at Fenway in the last week or two? If not, he robbed a home run and ended up falling over the fence in right center into the Red Sox bullpen. The guys on MLB deemed it the best web gem of the year so far.

I have seen this happen several times before (notably in Fenway with the short fence) and in my humble opinion - this should be a home run. He caught the ball but did not keep the ball in the park. The ball ended up over the fence. Granted it did not touch the ground beyond the fence but Jackson surely did.

Since the ball and player ended up over the fence I say HR.

What say you?
I say out. The fielder was in play when he jumps, so he is in play until he lands in stands/bull pen. No different than a basketball player saving a ball going out of bounds. He is in bounds until he touches the ground out of bounds. Players only should not be allowed to jump into the stands/bull pen and then catch the ball.
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