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Guest Andy the ump

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I am pretty sure that the "Deke Play" (faking a tag, yelling "I got it" by the runner, etc.)  has been deemed illegal by MLB but I'm struggling to find the reference in the rule book. Please help

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CJK
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The rules against those things are Unwritten.  In general, the penalty for violating an Unwritten Rule is assessed by the other team's pitcher.

Replacematt
Replacematt

It hasn't. Fake tags and verbal interference are legal, but bush.

maven
maven

In case of a fake tag in a FED game: First time: OBS + team warning Subsequently: OBS + EJ A fake tag is an intentional act by a fielder holding an empty glove down to prompt a runne

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17 minutes ago, maven said:

Well, that's a completely different play, and not one that involves any kind of tag, fake or otherwise.

I think I'd treat this differently depending on a couple variables.

At lower levels, or if I were 100% certain that F6 sincerely thought the ball was foul, I might kill it and tell F6 not to do that.

In HS ball, this is likely verbal OBS (sincere F6 or not), and we'd award R1 3B.

And, at levels above, oh, 12U that play under OBR (or NCAA) -- it's legal.

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