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Thrown Ball Detached Equipment Rule
Topics: Equipment, Official Baseball Rules, Placing Runners, Video - Fielder
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Red Sox Catcher Nabbed for Detached Equipment Rule Violation
Topics: Balk, Base Awards, Batter's Box, Catcher, Catcher Interference, Equipment, Latest News, Official Baseball Rules
You cannot assume your players know even the most basic rules. Take what happened at Fenway Park on May 1, 2018, when the Red Sox hosted the Royals. In the top of the 10th inning with the score tied 3-3, the Royals had runners on first and second and two outs when Sox catcher Christian…
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When all else fails, throw your glove at the ball
Topics: Fielding, Rule of the Week
How did Marcell Ozuna get away with throwing his glove at the ball? Remember chasing a baseball down a sloping street, wishing desperately that you could somehow get to it before it rolled into the storm sewer? A ball in the sewer didn’t just mean the end of the game–it meant the end of the…
