Expert Analysis
The Right of Way
Topics: Expert Analysis
It’s imperative that players on both sides of the ball understand when they have the “Right of Way.” When a fielder is attempting to make a play, the runner must avoid him. And when a defensive player does not have possession of the ball, or is not in the act of receiving a throw, the…
Expert Analysis
The Runner’s Right of Way Rule….Did the Umpires Apply it Wrong?
Topics: Baseline, Fielding, Interference, Obstruction, Runner Interference
The Guardians hosted the White Sox on April 21. In the bottom of the seventh, the Guardians had Josh Naylor on second with no outs when Ernie Clement hit a chopper to Sox shortstop Tim Anderson. Naylor ran into Anderson as he was attempting to field the ball and the ball came out of Anderson’s…
