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MLB Ejection 023 - James Hoye (1; Pat Murphy) 3B Umpire James Hoye ejected Brewers manager Pat Murphy (obstruction call; QOCY) in the bottom of the 6th inning of the #Brewers-#Rays game With two out and one on, Rays baserunner Junior Caminero attempted to steal second base, drawing a throw from Brewers catcher William Contreras as Rays base
Nats Turn Triple Play on Mets When Umps Dont Make a Call Umpire positioning led to a coverage vacuum contributing to the catch no catch chaos, as 2B Umpire Lance Barrett's starting position outside the fielders with runners on base ran afoul of the MLB Umpire Manual's approved teaching for four-person positioning with runner(s)
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MLB Ejections 039-40 - Mike Estabrook (1-2; BOS x2) HP Umpire Mike Estabrook ejected Red Sox pitcher Walker Buehler and manager Alex Cora (ball two call to Juan Soto; QOCN) in the top of the 3rd inning of the #Mets-#RedSox game With one out and one on, Mets batter Soto took a 1-0 cutter from Red Sox pitcher Buehler for a called second ball as Mets baserunner R1 Francisco Lindor stole second base
Umpire hit by deflected ball. - Ask the Umpire - Umpire-Empire - an Umpire (inside of the infielders), Time is called BR is placed (or awarded) 1B, all Runners forced to advanced are advanced one base, and all unforced Runners remain on base at TOP - a Runner (again, inside of or in proximity to a fielder who could make a play on the ball otherwise), Time is called
Balk and a Wild Pitch - Situations - Umpire-Empire OBR R1 No outs 2-0 count Pitcher balks by failing to stop, PU calls it, then pitcher delivers the pitch Pitch is wild, kicks away from the catcher, and R1 advances safely all the way to 3B Defensive Head Coach comes out and argues that the balk needs to be enforced, the ball was dead, and tha
Two very poorly thought out local league rules A local Cal Ripken league that I've umpired in for a few years (and also played in as a kid) just enacted two frankly asinine new rules First, they changed the lightning policy so that now, if "the umpire or either head coach sees lightning," there is an automatic 15-minute delay In case you di
Runner Interference - Ask the Umpire - Umpire-Empire Yes, but only if you judge willful and deliberate: "6 01(a)(6) If, in the judgment of the umpire, a base runner willfully and deliberately interferes with a batted ball or a fielder in the act of fielding a batted ball with the obvious intent to break up a double play, the ball is dead