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Originally Posted by EricH
Perhaps it wasn't considered safe to put the ball back in instantly? Or even when it got to the field? The rule on replacing the balls never says "immediately"; it says "at the earliest safe opportunity."
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A trackball can be safely introduced at any time. By my understanding of the rules, it should have been introduced regardless of whether it was safe to recover the popped one. As the Q&A notes, the popped one would then be considered field debris.