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Rules for stealing home on an inning-ending strikeout
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Guest Sparky
Let’s say you have a runner on third with two outs and two strikes on the batter. Now let’s say the runner attempts to steal home.
1) under what circumstances, if any would the pitcher’s throw home be considered a legal pitch?
2) in the event that a legal pitch occurred on the play and the batter strikes out (and fails to reach first) can the run score if the runner avoids any tag?
3) does timing (e.g. whether the pitcher starts his delivery before the runner breaks for home) or actions of the batter (such as leaving the batters box to give the runner room to slide) impact the umpire’s potential ruling?
4) in the event such a play occurred and the runner were called safe, would the opposing manager be able to argue that a ball-strike call should have been made?
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Rich Ives
Answers interspaced. So what happened in your game?
Jimurray
The 3-2 count was in the example I recounted. The OP was a 1-2 count when the steal was attempted and became a 2-2 count.
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