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Originally Posted by 1998 Yankees
I believe the ruling was the top of the wall is still fair ground and a ball sitting there has not left the field of play. So, when it fell back onto the field, it was the same as if it had caromed off the wall. If it had stayed on top of the wall, the fielder would have had to retrieve it to prevent an inside-the-park home run. If he could not reach the ball, it would have been an ITPHR anyway.
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Ah well, at least Damon didn't end up doing what Rios (IIRC) did at Fenway in 2006 when a fly ball bounced out of his glove and into the bleachers, turning a single/double into a home-run