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  1. Mar 15, 2020 · A fielder, in order to make a catch on a foul ball nearing a dugout or other out-of-play area (such as the stands), must have one or both feet on or over the playing surface (including the lip of the dugout) and neither foot on the ground inside the dugout or in any other out-of-play area.

  2. www.mlb.com › official-information › umpiresGround Rules | MLB.com

    A player is permitted to reach into a dugout to make a catch. If a player makes a catch outside the dugout and the player’s momentum carries him into the dugout, then the catch is allowed and the ball is dead.

  3. www.umpirebible.com › rules-fielding › the-catchThe Catch - UmpireBible

    Mar 12, 2020 · A fielder may reach into (but not step into) a dugout to make a catch. To be a legal catch, the fielder "must have one or both feet on or over the playing surface (including the lip of the dugout) and neither foot on the ground inside the dugout or in any other out-of-play area."

  4. A legal catch does not require that the fielder secure possession or control of the ball in his throwing hand when making the transfer. A fielder may not jump over any fence, railing, or rope marking the limits of the playing field in order to catch the ball.

  5. A lot of verbiage; essentially the fielder has to be inside the fences, or whatever designates the field of play boundaries on that field, make and maintain a legal catch as he falls into whichever out of play area he is located at.

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  7. MLB universal ground rules state that the player may subsequently enter the dugout after making the catch if his momentum is carrying him that way, but if he falls in the dugout as a result, the catch is allowed but baserunners advance in accordance with Rule 7.04(c).

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