Q #8: Runner on 3B with one out. Batter hits a long fly ball to centerfield. Runner goes back to 3B to tag. The ball hits the centerfielder's glove and deflects into the air. Runner breaks for home. Afterwards, the centerfielder finally makes the catch of the bobble.
Defense makes an appeal that the runner left the base too early? Do you call him out for tagging before the ball was secured by the centerfielder? Or, is it OK for the runner to tag once the ball initially makes contact with the outfielder?
A #8: The runner on third base (or any base for that matter) is free to advance one the ball touches an outfielder. He does not have to wait until the ball is caught. This prevents an outfielder from bobbling the ball all the way into the infield in an attempt to prevent the runner from being able to score.
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