bill82
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Post by bill82 on Jun 10, 2018 1:59:34 GMT -8
One of the Gophers squared to bunt and stepped out of the batters box. He was hit on the foot that was outside the box. He was given first saw. Was this the right call?
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Post by bucktoothvarmit on Jun 10, 2018 4:21:42 GMT -8
I believe the rule is "a batter shall be called out if one or both feet touch the ground outside of the batters box during a pitch"
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Jun 10, 2018 16:24:12 GMT -8
One of the Gophers squared to bunt and stepped out of the batters box. He was hit on the foot that was outside the box. He was given first saw. Was this the right call? I must have missed this. Was his foot completely outside of the batter's box or just on the chalk? |
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Post by markwbeaver on Jun 10, 2018 16:40:49 GMT -8
I had the same question, because at first look the batter appeared to move his foot into the path of the ball as he squared to bunt. He did in fact move the foot, but the replay clearly showed that his foot was only about half out of the box. I believe the rule is that the foot must be entirely out of the box and in contact with the ground to be out of the box.
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Jun 10, 2018 16:57:24 GMT -8
I had the same question, because at first look the batter appeared to move his foot into the path of the ball as he squared to bunt. He did in fact move the foot, but the replay clearly showed that his foot was only about half out of the box. I believe the rule is that the foot must be entirely out of the box and in contact with the ground to be out of the box. I agree with Mark. I believe that a batter's foot must be completely out of the box, in order for the player to be "out of the box." |
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Post by baseba1111 on Jun 10, 2018 17:15:36 GMT -8
I had the same question, because at first look the batter appeared to move his foot into the path of the ball as he squared to bunt. He did in fact move the foot, but the replay clearly showed that his foot was only about half out of the box. I believe the rule is that the foot must be entirely out of the box and in contact with the ground to be out of the box. I agree with Mark. I believe that a batter's foot must be completely out of the box, in order for the player to be "out of the box." HBP is not in the ruling for stepping out of the box unless the umpire judges doing so was the batter's attempt to intentionally be hit by the pitch. A batter's foot must be entirely outside the box to be ruled out. If the bat contacts a pitch at this time, the ball is declared dead and the batter is out, whether the ball goes fair or foul. |
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