Batter

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2023 MLB Pitch Timer Rules Primer

Topics: Batter, Batter's Box, Catcher, Pitch Timer, Pitcher, Umpire
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MLB Batter Leans into Pitch and Wins the Game

Topics: Base Awards, Batter, Hit By Pitch, Uncategorized

A controversial ending gave the New York Mets a win over the Miami Marlins on Thursday afternoon at Citi Field. The game was tied in the bottom of the ninth with the bases loaded and one out. Anthony Bass appeared to strike out Michael Conforto looking but home plate umpire Ron Kulpa ruled the baseball…

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Batter Drops Bat (no intentional interference), Ball Rolls into the Bat then Trickles into Foul Territory

Topics: Batted Ball, Batter, Batter Interference, Fair Territory, Foul Territory
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Catcher’s Interference: A Potential Game-Changing Decision for a Manager

Topics: Appeal, Base, Base Awards, Baseline, Batter, Batter Interference, Catcher Interference, Coach, Expert Analysis, Interference, Manager, Official Baseball Rules, Placing Runners, protest, Quick Pitch, Rules Controversy, Umpire, Uncategorized

Perhaps the most impactful catcher’s interference call of the 2020 season occurred in the deciding game of the White Sox vs. A’s series in Oakland. With the score tied 4-4 in the bottom of the fifth, Tommy La Stella was batting for the A’s with Sean Murphy on first base and two outs when La…

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Reds’ Jesse Winker Strikes Out on HBP

Topics: Batter, Hit By Pitch, Strike Zone
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MLB 2020 Rule Changes – Three Batter Minimum

Topics: Batter, Rules Changes
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Pitch in the Dirt – Lots of Things Can Happen

Topics: Batter, Hit By Pitch
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Follow Through Interference Professional & NCAA Rules

Topics: Batter, Batter Interference, Catcher, Interference, NCAA, Official Baseball Rules
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Backswing Interference High School Rules (NFHS)

Topics: Batter, Batter Interference, Batter's Box, Interference, NFHS
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Follow Through Interference High School Rules (NFHS)

Topics: Batter, Batter Interference, NFHS, Video - Batter
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