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When a ball is pitched into the dirt by the pitcher, the ball is almost always replaced. Yet when a ball is batted on the ground to an infielder, or grounded down the line into the outfield, the ball is not replaced.
Why?
There are multiple reasons for this.
1. When it is a pitched ball the catcher is right next to the ump to get a new ball.
2. Alot more scuffing occurs when a ball is thrown straight into the ground than there is on a groundball.
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