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Catcher hits batter in the gut with throw to 3rd
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1smartdude
In the much watched video of the Minor League catcher drilling the batter in the gut with a throw to third, I have a "friend" who has umpired for 10 years and he INSIST this play was batter interference. I tried to direct him to this site to read the discussion about whether or not the catcher should have been tossed, but his reply was "I know the rules, I don't need to go to some website". Is there some rule he is reading everyone else is not?
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Rich Ives
Try this on him: So any time any runner is stealing all the catcher has to do is hit the batter with the ball and the batter will be out and the runner will return?
Magic
I don't need a throw to get Interference, but I would like an attempt to throw.
Tksjewelry
I have heard all sorts of wrong interpretations of rules from some very experienced umpires, and even some umps that perpetuate baseball rules myths.
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