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The comment to Rule 7.09(j) adds that [o]bstruction by a fielder attempting to field a ball should be called only in very flagrant and violent cases because the rules give him the right of way, but of course such right of way is not a license to, for example, intentionally trip a runner even though fielding the ball. [1]
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.
Per Little League rules: [17] 7.08—Any runner is out when – (b) intentionally interferes with a thrown ball; or hinders a fielder attempting to make a play on a batted ball. (NOTE: A runner who is adjudged to have hindered a fielder who is attempting to make a play on a batted ball is out whether it was intentional or not.)
Infielders beware: Major League Baseball is planning to seriously crack down on obstruction this season, according to ESPN. The issue was brought up last offseason but eventually tabled as MLB ...
After the 2014 season, the Playing Rules Committee reorganized and recodified the rules. However, through the 2017 edition, the rulebook also contains a listing in the 2014 format. The 2017 edition occupies 163 and 99 pages in the current and 2014 formats, respectively. [7] Changes to the rules are decided by a committee.
Among NCAA rules changes in college baseball for 2025 are protocols for how to handle altercations, ejections, bat testing and foreign substances.
Hunter Renfroe didn't intentionally hip check the fateful ball over the fence, and by the current rulebook, that means the Red Sox caught a memorable break.
The "time at bat" defined in this rule is more commonly referred to as a plate appearance, and the playing rules (Rules 1 through 8) uses the phrase "time at bat" in this sense (e.g. Rule 5.04(a)(3), which states that "[t]he first batter in each inning after the first inning shall be the player whose name follows that of the last player who ...