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The NFHS Runner’s Lane Rule: Umpire’s Guide

Topics: Baseline, Batter Runner, Runner Interference

This Special Report was written by Rick Roder, author of The Rules of Professional Baseball: A Comprehensive Reorganization and Clarification. Email Rick, rick@nullrulesofbaseball.com Baseball’s running lane rule got its day in the sun in Game 6 of the 2019 World Series. Plate umpire Sam Holbrook ruled that Washington Senators’ batter-runner Trea Turner violated the rule…

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Trea Turner World Series Runner’s Lane Interference

Topics: Baseline, Runner Interference, Runners Lane
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Obstruction? Interference? Nothing? You make the call!

Topics: Baseline, Batted Ball, Deflected Ball, Fielding, Interference, Obstruction, Official Baseball Rules, Placing Runners, Runner Interference, Umpire Manual Rules, Video - Fielder, Video - Runner
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Obstruction! If you don’t have the ball, get out of the way!

Topics: Base Awards, Baseline, Obstruction, Placing Runners, Video - Fielder, Video - Runner
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Ted Barrett Explains How a Runner Establishes His Own Baseline

Topics: Baseline, Batter Runner, Runners, Video - Runner
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Not Out of the Baseline Since No Tag Attempt by the Fielder.

Topics: Baseline, Runners, Video - Runner
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This Runner Goes Way Out of the Way, but is He Out of the Baseline?

Topics: Baseline, Runners, Video - Runner
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Out of the Baseline!

Topics: Baseline, Batter Runner, Runners, Video - Runner
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Does this Runner Go Out of the Baseline to Avoid a Tag? You Make the Call!

Topics: Baseline, Runners, Video - Runner
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The Baseline is Not Established Until there is a Tag attempt on the Runner

Topics: Baseline, Runners, Video - Runner
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