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How Many Challenges are Allowed?

Brian from Newmarket asks:

How many challenges can a team make in a Major League Baseball game?

In Major League Baseball, each team is allowed 1 Manager Challenge per game du... Read More

Outfielder Forgetting the Number of Outs

Richard from Erie, PA asks:

There is a runner on 1st base with one out when a fly ball is hit to right field. After the catch, the right fielder tosses the ball into the stands thinking t... Read More

Running to First on a Strike Three Hit By Pitch?

Donald Brandon from Atlanta asks:

If a batter swings at strike three and is hit by the pitch with no outs and first open, can the batter run to first as with a normal dropped third strike... Read More

Mercy Rules?

D from Missouri asks:

True or false: A game shall be declared over if after five a team is ahead by 10 or more runs or if after 4 innings a team is up by 15 or more runs?

Thi... Read More

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