Richvee Posted 3 hours ago Report Posted 3 hours ago Reds / Phillies last night. DeLa Cruz runs though 2B on a force, he's safe, Phillies want abandonment. I'm have trouble finding the actual wording of the rule change this year. All I find is AI generated results, or reporters opinions paraphrasing the rule. I can't find the direct rule from MLB... The rulebook or elsewhere... Help. Quote
eddieq Posted 2 hours ago Report Posted 2 hours ago Closest I can see is 5.09(b)(2) and the comment. It specifically talks about first base, but the language ", he leaves the base path, obviously abandoning his effort to touch the next base" leads me to feel like it could be upheld on other bases as well. I was watching the game. It felt like he was believing he'd be out on the force and pealed off. He came right back, though, as soon as he realized the safe call. The Philly announcers were thinking interference, but there was nothing there either. Donny Baseball probably wouldn't have made a fuss if Orion wasn't throwing grapefruits. At least Leslie gets another 2 fer ejection video out of it. Quote
Velho Posted 1 hour ago Report Posted 1 hour ago I don't see any applicable OBR changes (though the new 2026 5.06(b)(1) language on when a base is passed could be Interpreted in deciding Abandonment. Story on "rule change" https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-shift-baserunning-rules-changes-2025 History for those not aware https://www.mlb.com/news/running-through-second-base-trend I saw an uncalled similar MLB play a week or two ago. Quote
Richvee Posted 1 hour ago Author Report Posted 1 hour ago 9 minutes ago, Velho said: I don't see any applicable OBR changes (though the new 2026 5.06(b)(1) language on when a base is passed could be Interpreted in deciding Abandonment. Story on "rule change" https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-shift-baserunning-rules-changes-2025 This is what I mean. I doubt the change actually says “The rule change gives umpires the power to call the trail runner out for abandonment of second base even if he beat the throw. He is considered to have abandoned the bag as soon as both feet land on the other side of the base “ There’s no way that’s the rule. That’s some writers uneducated take. Would love to see the actual memo 2 Quote
Velho Posted 1 hour ago Report Posted 1 hour ago 20 minutes ago, Richvee said: There’s no way that’s the rule. That’s some writers uneducated take. Quote
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