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Fumbled Foul Fly Ball Lands Fair

Jack from Toronto asks:

A fly ball is hit in the infield and the 1st baseman, standing in foul territory, attempts to catch the ball but it bounces out of his glove and the ball lands in ... Read More

Umpire Colliding With a Player

Gene Gueniot asks:

With a runner on third a batted ball is hit to the shortstop toward second base. The base umpire and shortstop collide causing batter to be safe at first. What is rulin... Read More

Ignoring the Ball on a Walk Off

David from California asks:

Bottom of 9th, score tied, man on third. Batter grounds the ball through the infield. As runner heads towards home, outfielders realize game is over and ignore... Read More

Base Awards on a Wild Throw

Russ from Illinois asks:

When a fielder throws the baseball out of play/into dug out or stands. When does an umpire determine where runner on base was or how does he determine how many ba... Read More

Picked Off

RJ from Casper asks:

Runners are on first and third. One out. Runner at first attempts to steal second. Pitcher pivots and throws to second and gets the runner out. The coach for the team... Read More