Catching With Mike Stefanski – Throwing Out the Runner Attempting to Steal 3B
Reds Major League Catching Instructor, Mike Stefanski, explains how a catcher should work to throw out a runner attempting to steal third base. It is especially difficult with a right handed batter at the plate, but Stefanski delivers a simple but detailed plan. This is big league instruction. Baseball Tech Talk.
If the batter steps out of the batters box, while the catcher is attempting the pickoff at 2nd or 3rd…. Does the catcher have to throw the ball to qualify for offensive interference?