Freddie Freeman

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August 2024 Rules Question and Answer

Topics: Runners

Question #1 What constitutes passing a runner per rule 5.09 (b) (9)? Is the trail runner considered  passing the lead runner if any part of his body passes the lead runner, or does the body of the trail runner have to go completely by the lead runner? In this Eastern League game between the Altoona…

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September 2023 Rules Question and Answer

Topics: Expert Analysis

Time Call / Base Awards QUESTION: The Marlins hosted the Dodgers on Sept. 7, 2023. In the top of the sixth, the Dodgers had Mookie Betts on first base and one out when Freddie Freeman facing George Soriano hit a fair ball down the right field line. The ball boy stationed along the line fielded…

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