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Thank you so much for this UA-cam video. I was watching a MLB game (Cubs vs Dodgers) today, and I thought it was a simple throwing error. But the batter got awarded to advance to 2nd base. They said "throw got out of play". The replay didn't show the ball went into dugout, so I had no clue what had happened. Now I'm assuming the ball ended up in dugout. This video explained very well for me.
Overall pretty good job. You be did mistakenly refer to the foul line as a baseline while discussing foul territory. Common mistake by fans and coaches. Also not every field will have a second white line for out of play. In fact most fields don’t until you get to higher levels. Out of play in some fields is an item covered during the plate meeting. For instance, I worked an American Legion game on a field with no side fences. At the plate coaches were informed of where the out of play area would be and that it would be a judgment call. Also, as a coach I expect my runners to run on every hit until the umpire calls foul. Remember a ball hit that lands before first or third base is not fair or foul until it is touched or comes to a rest or crosses foul of the bag or over / fair of the bag. In other words, a ball that lands foul before the base can still roll fair just as a ball that lands fair can still roll foul. So those runners better be going. Last thing. A pop up in foul territory that is caught is an out. But remember that is also a live ball. A runner tagging can still run.
What is the base award runners when a defensive player 1) makes an illegal catch on a fly ball in out of play (bounds) territory ie: both feet in dead ball territory (Is play '"dead" and nothing can happen? )or 2) When the defensive player illegally throws ball before entering foul/fair territory after making the out of play catch. Example: Left fielder makes throw to runner headed to 3rd after not properly re-entering from dead ball (Out of play) territory and an attempted tag of the runner occurs at 3rd. Thanks, and I just subscribed!
Hi there, great questions! 1) If a ball goes out of play, the play is automatically dead and just counted as a strike on the batter, no matter if the defense catches it or not. So the runner must stay where they are. 2) If a defender catches a ball in foul territory and the momentum of the catch carries him out of play, and they throw it from out of play - it would be ruled a dead ball and the runner awarded the base. This one I’m not 100% sure of because it happens very rarely - so I’m not sure how many bases the runner would be awarded - but the play definitely wouldn’t count and the runner would be safe at a base. Hope this helps! Thank you for the support!
What happens if you hit a home run and it crosses the foul pole fair, but it curves around it and lands foul of the line? Is it a home run still because the mlb rules state “Batted balls that directly strike either foul pole on the fly, or leave the park on a fly to the right of the left-field foul pole and to the left of the right-field foul pole are considered home runs” so it should be a home run correct because it crossed out of play fair so it doesn’t matter where it lands?
You’re correct Jayden! As long as the ball crosses the outfield fence line in fair territory, it doesn’t matter where it lands after that. OR the ball hits the foul pole directly, (again, above the outfield fence line) it doesn’t matter where it goes after it hits the pole.
Yes, that's right. The foul line starts at the tip of home plate and extends to the outfield fence. So, technically, if you hit a ball that bounces off of home plate and goes into fair territory, that's a fair ball.
@@buildingbetterbaseball that’s what I thought. I umped a game this morning and it bounced off home plate and stopped in the batter’s box without hitting the batter. I was trying to imagine that imaginary line in making my call.
@@alexanderbiddle2660that is correct. You are making your judgment call on where the ball rests in the box in relation to the extended line. With that said. A fairly batted ball that the batter touches the batter is out. In the case of a ball that touches the batter in the box it’s a foul ball regardless of the extended line. The batter is still in the box and the ball is still in the box in that case. Oh, and there is no technical about it in regards to a ball that hits Home and goes fair. All bases are considered to be in fair territory. Even if the foul lines were done wrong and a foul line goes up the middle of the bag with the ball hitting the bag on the foul side of the line (seen it before). That would still be a fair ball.
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Thank you so much for this UA-cam video.
I was watching a MLB game (Cubs vs Dodgers) today, and I thought it was a simple throwing error. But the batter got awarded to advance to 2nd base. They said "throw got out of play". The replay didn't show the ball went into dugout, so I had no clue what had happened. Now I'm assuming the ball ended up in dugout.
This video explained very well for me.
Overall pretty good job. You be did mistakenly refer to the foul line as a baseline while discussing foul territory. Common mistake by fans and coaches. Also not every field will have a second white line for out of play. In fact most fields don’t until you get to higher levels. Out of play in some fields is an item covered during the plate meeting. For instance, I worked an American Legion game on a field with no side fences. At the plate coaches were informed of where the out of play area would be and that it would be a judgment call.
Also, as a coach I expect my runners to run on every hit until the umpire calls foul. Remember a ball hit that lands before first or third base is not fair or foul until it is touched or comes to a rest or crosses foul of the bag or over / fair of the bag. In other words, a ball that lands foul before the base can still roll fair just as a ball that lands fair can still roll foul. So those runners better be going.
Last thing. A pop up in foul territory that is caught is an out. But remember that is also a live ball. A runner tagging can still run.
What is the base award runners when a defensive player 1) makes an illegal catch on a fly ball in out of play (bounds) territory ie: both feet in dead ball territory (Is play '"dead" and nothing can happen? )or
2) When the defensive player illegally throws ball before entering foul/fair territory after making the out of play catch. Example: Left fielder makes throw to runner headed to 3rd after not properly re-entering from dead ball (Out of play) territory and an attempted tag of the runner occurs at 3rd.
Thanks, and I just subscribed!
Hi there, great questions!
1) If a ball goes out of play, the play is automatically dead and just counted as a strike on the batter, no matter if the defense catches it or not. So the runner must stay where they are.
2) If a defender catches a ball in foul territory and the momentum of the catch carries him out of play, and they throw it from out of play - it would be ruled a dead ball and the runner awarded the base.
This one I’m not 100% sure of because it happens very rarely - so I’m not sure how many bases the runner would be awarded - but the play definitely wouldn’t count and the runner would be safe at a base. Hope this helps! Thank you for the support!
What happens if you hit a home run and it crosses the foul pole fair, but it curves around it and lands foul of the line? Is it a home run still because the mlb rules state “Batted balls that directly strike either foul pole on the fly, or leave the park on a fly to the right of the left-field foul pole and to the left of the right-field foul pole are considered home runs” so it should be a home run correct because it crossed out of play fair so it doesn’t matter where it lands?
You’re correct Jayden! As long as the ball crosses the outfield fence line in fair territory, it doesn’t matter where it lands after that. OR the ball hits the foul pole directly, (again, above the outfield fence line) it doesn’t matter where it goes after it hits the pole.
So for the foul line, there is essentially an imaginary line that runs through the batter’s box to the bottom of the home plate?
Yes, that's right. The foul line starts at the tip of home plate and extends to the outfield fence. So, technically, if you hit a ball that bounces off of home plate and goes into fair territory, that's a fair ball.
@@buildingbetterbaseball that’s what I thought. I umped a game this morning and it bounced off home plate and stopped in the batter’s box without hitting the batter. I was trying to imagine that imaginary line in making my call.
@@alexanderbiddle2660 that's a tough call to make, hopefully it all went well!
@@alexanderbiddle2660that is correct. You are making your judgment call on where the ball rests in the box in relation to the extended line.
With that said. A fairly batted ball that the batter touches the batter is out. In the case of a ball that touches the batter in the box it’s a foul ball regardless of the extended line. The batter is still in the box and the ball is still in the box in that case.
Oh, and there is no technical about it in regards to a ball that hits Home and goes fair. All bases are considered to be in fair territory. Even if the foul lines were done wrong and a foul line goes up the middle of the bag with the ball hitting the bag on the foul side of the line (seen it before). That would still be a fair ball.