Expert Analysis
When a ball off the wall is really a home run.
Topics: Base Awards, Batted Ball, Batter, Placing Runners, Replay Review, Uncategorized
Play #1 After review, Kipnis’ Home Run becomes a triple The Tigers and Indians played in Cleveland on Friday, June 21, 2019. In the bottom of the eighth, the Indians had a runner on first base and no outs when Jason Kipnis hit a ball that was originally ruled a home run by second base…
Expert Analysis
Deflected Balls that Remain in Play (Part 3)
Topics: Base Awards, Deflected Ball, Obstruction, Runner Interference, Runners, Uncategorized
Deflected Batted Ball Strikes the Runner Deflections make for knotty problems since they usually lead to right of way arguments. Whenever a batted ball is deflected off the pitcher or another infielder into the path of the runner, one of three things can happen: The ball can remain alive and in play The runner can…