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France's ninth-inning fly ball hits cable, ruled out under ground rules
Original: France's towering fly ball hits cable, ground rules lead to wild flyout in 9th inning
A towering fly ball hit by a French batter in the ninth inning struck an overhead cable, and under baseball's ground rules the ball was declared dead, turning what looked like a possible home run into a flyout that ended the game. The unusual ruling has sparked debate among baseball fans about how stadium ground rules should handle such freak plays.
Why now: A rare ground-rules call on a potential game-changing home run is the kind of odd officiating moment baseball fans debate
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