Major League Baseball has gone back to the original definition of the transfer rule.

When baseball instituted its new replay rules, it essentially changed the definition of a catch when a fielder was trying to turn a double play at second base, saying that the player had to not only catch the ball but maintain control of it as he removed the ball before throwing to first base.

Now, the fielder gets one out if he makes the catch -- even if he drops the ball when trying to transfer it for a throw.

The play was in the spotlight in Thursday night's Boston Red Sox-New York Yankees game, when Dustin Pedroia was given an error after dropping the ball on transfer while trying to turn a double play.