Expert Analysis
Touch ‘Em All
Topics: Expert Analysis, Placing Runners, Replay Review
Play No. 1 A base runner is required to touch every base in order and to retouch any missed base. There are various layers involved in the rules when either of those conditions arise. The Pirates and Cubs played at Wrigley on May 17th. In the bottom of the eighth, Cubs’ prospect Christopher Morel homered…
Expert Analysis
MLB Hitter Smacks HR But Misses 1B…Umps Didn’t See It But…
Topics: Appeal, Base, Batter Runner, Replay Review
Missing a base on a home run is a rarity on any level of baseball, especially in the major and minor leagues. According to data at retrosheet.com, it appears the last home run in the major leagues to be lost due to a player failing to touch a base happened on June 17, 1983, when…
