A group of us were discussin a play and there was a difference in opinion. The batter hits a pop foul, straight up. Drops the bat where it comes to rest completely in foul territory. The catcher loses the foul and the ball drops, hits the bat and rolls into fair territory. I said.. foul ball, dead immediately. Others said that since the bat was not intentionally thrown at the ball it is part of the field. Looking at 5.1.d.1, the ball becomes dead immediately when a fould ball touches any object other than the ground or any person other than a fielder. Is the bat considered part of the ground in this scenario?
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