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Stepping on Home Before Running to First

Gary from Arizona asks:

A batter gets a base hit and he inadvertently stepped on home plate on his way to first. Is this legal?

There is nothing illegal about this action and... Read More

Stealing on a Dropped Third Strike

Kirk from Texas asks:

There is a runner at first base with no outs. The hitter swings and misses on strike 3, and the catcher drops the ball. If the runner at first base was making an at... Read More

Ball Deflected Off The Catcher And Hitting The Batter

Mike Kelly from Swansea, MA asks:

A pitched ball is in the dirt, blocked by the catcher's shinguard and is knocked up and hits the batters bat while he is in the batters box and then is d... Read More

Scoring for a Batter-Runner Advancing on a Dropped Third Strike

Pete from Dallas, TX asks:

We can't figure out how to score this, can you help? Batter swings at 3rd strike, catcher drops it, batter beats the throw to first. How do you score each side ... Read More

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