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Catcher's interference is called when the catcher physically hinders the batter's legal swing at a pitched ball. This usually occurs when a catcher squats too close to home plate, so that the batter's bat hits the catcher's mitt as the batter swings.
When catcher interference is called, the play is allowed to continue in case the outcome is more advantageous for the offensive team than the interference. ... AP Sports Writer Will Graves ...
South Carolina was awarded a run in the 10th inning against LSU on an attempted steal of home that resulted in a balk and catcher's interference.
There were 96 catcher interference calls during the 2023 season, up from 74 the previous year and the majors' highest total since at least 1974. ... AP Sports Writers Ben Nuckols and Dan Gelston ...
This happens when he strikes out or is declared out before reaching first base; or when he reaches first base safely or is awarded first base (by a base on balls, hit by pitch, catcher's interference, or obstruction); or when he hits a fair ball which causes a preceding runner to be put out for the third out before he himself is put out or ...
CI – Catcher's Interference (e.g., catcher makes contact with bat) DP – Double plays: one for each double play during which the fielder recorded a putout or an assist. E – Errors: number of times a fielder fails to make a play he should have made with common effort, and the offense benefits as a result
Murphy said he believed interference shouldn’t have been called in this case because Bauer’s backswing didn’t hit Pinto’s helmet until after the ball already had gotten past the catcher.
Though a base on balls, catcher's interference, or a batter hit by a pitched ball all result in the batter (and possibly runners on base) being awarded a base, [7] the term "walk" usually refers only to a base on balls, and not the other methods of reaching base without the bat touching the ball. An important difference is that for a hit batter ...