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| Todd Frazier |
ball against the Dodgers
on Monday night, two things came to mind. 1) How was Frazier so quick to
switch balls and, 2) How did the umpire not realize the ball Frazier showed
himwas fake?
Watch the video here:
on Monday night, two things came to mind. 1) How was Frazier so quick to
switch balls and, 2) How did the umpire not realize the ball Frazier showed
himwas fake?
Watch the video here:
https://www.sny.tv/mets/news/icymi-mets-frazier-fooled-umpire-on-diving-
catch-monday-night/293426932
catch-monday-night/293426932
I also thought back on all the amazing catches made where the fielder winds
up in the stands, or the bullpen and the umpire had no way of knowing
whether or not the fielder actually held onto the ball.
up in the stands, or the bullpen and the umpire had no way of knowing
whether or not the fielder actually held onto the ball.
The thought of a missed call, that is possibly a rules infraction, led me to
check out the rule.
I read the 2018 MLB Official Rules and this.came to my attention.
check out the rule.
I read the 2018 MLB Official Rules and this.came to my attention.
Under section 5.09: Making an Out, subparagraph (a) Retiring a Batter,
the rule book states... “A batter is out when:
- His fair or foul fly ball (other than a foul tip) is legally caught by a fielder.
The rule book adds a comment as follows:
Rule 5.09(a)(1) Comment: A fielder may reach into, but not step into, a
dugout to make a catch, and if he holds the ball, the catch shall be allowed.
A fielder, in order to make a catch on a foul ball nearing a dugout or other
out-of-play area (such as the stands), must have one or both feet on or over
the playing surface (including the lip of the dugout) and neither foot on the
ground inside the dugout or in any other out-of-play area. Ball is in play,
unless the fielder, after making a legal catch, steps or falls into a dugout or
other out-of-play area, in which case the ball is dead. Status of runners shall be as described in Rule 5.06(b)(3)(C) Comment.
dugout to make a catch, and if he holds the ball, the catch shall be allowed.
A fielder, in order to make a catch on a foul ball nearing a dugout or other
out-of-play area (such as the stands), must have one or both feet on or over
the playing surface (including the lip of the dugout) and neither foot on the
ground inside the dugout or in any other out-of-play area. Ball is in play,
unless the fielder, after making a legal catch, steps or falls into a dugout or
other out-of-play area, in which case the ball is dead. Status of runners shall be as described in Rule 5.06(b)(3)(C) Comment.
Now, it seems to me that every player who makes one of these exciting,
amazing catches should have caused the ball to be ruled a “dead ball”
amazing catches should have caused the ball to be ruled a “dead ball”
I have included a link to the rule book so that you, the reader, can read and
interpret for yourself.
interpret for yourself.
Here are the catches in the past that seem to have been called incorrectly:
Derek Jeter's catch in 2001:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQGmWv57klQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQGmWv57klQ
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| Derek Jeter |
Austin Jackson's amazing home run robbery in 2017: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQGmWv57klQ
Collection of great catches. Of the 29 on the video, 6 of them seem to have been called incorrectly. If you care to count, #s 2, 6, 10, 11, 26 and 27 should have been called a "dead ball"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Qb6TCXOXO8
