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A catcher attempts to block a baserunner from reaching home plate. In baseball, blocking the plate is a technique performed by a catcher to prevent a runner from scoring. The act of blocking the plate accounted for most of the physical contact in Major League Baseball prior to the 2014 season, when it was outlawed except when the catcher already has possession of the ball.
Chiefs linebacker Leo Chenal blocked a would-be game-winning field goal by Denver Broncos kicker Wil Lutz with 1 second remaining to secure a 16-14 victory. The 9-0 mark ties the franchise record ...
After a fielder has made an attempt to field a ball and missed, he can no longer be in the "act of fielding" the ball. For example: an infielder dives at a ground ball and the ball passes him and he continues to lie on the ground and delays the progress of the runner, he very likely has obstructed the runner.
At some levels of play, verbal as well as physical hindrance can be called for interference. For example, if a runner or other member of the offense calls out "foul" on a fair ball or "mine" on a fly ball, he may cause the defense to react differently from how they otherwise would have, resulting in an interference call.
After the game, Macdonald was asked, essentially, why Walker didn’t get to run the ball more. “That’s a fair question,” the head coach said. “We definitely need to get the run game going.
Were it not for a forced fumble and a blocked kick by Namdi Obiazor, the first half margin could’ve been even worse. TCU linebacker Namdi Obiazor (4) recovers a blocked Colorado kick in the ...
A former pickoff move in Major League Baseball used mostly by right-handed pitchers was called "third to first" and could only be done if there were baserunners on first and third. It was performed by the pitcher faking a pickoff at third, then stopping, spinning and throwing the ball to first base instead.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Micah Parsons rocked back and forth on the bench in agony after Cincinnati's winning touchdown that followed a botched blocked punt from his Dallas Cowboys. The star pass rusher couldn't bear to watch the end, so he left the field before the clock hit zeros in the Bengals' 27-20 victory Monday night.