While that is the rule, it is a rule that is hardly ever enforced. You can watch any baseball game and see the majority of runners have basically only one foot in the running lane. That is why I said safe, however in the game tonight that I just saw a replay on I would have called him out because the guy was completely out of the running late and it did have an effect on the play.

 

I assume you mean on 99.9% of groundballs to infielders when you say they are running with one foot in the lane.

 

There is no rule that says where a runner has to be on the plays. He can run by the pitcher if he wants to.

Taken from the official rules of baseball, rule 6.05. It all comes down to the umpire's interpretation of intent to interfere with the fielder trying to catch the thrown ball.

 

6.05

(k) In running the last half of the distance from home base to first base, while the ball is being fielded to first base, he runs outside (to the right of) the three-foot line, or inside (to the left of) the foul line, and in the umpire’s judgment in so doing interferes with the fielder taking the throw at first base, in which case the ball is dead; except that he may run outside (to the right of) the threefoot line or inside (to the left of) the foul line to avoid a fielder attempting to field a batted ball;

Rule 6.05(k) Comment: The lines marking the three-foot lane are a part of that lane and a batter- runner is required to have both feet within the three-foot lane or on the lines marking the lane. The batter-runner is permitted to exit the three-foot lane by means of a step, stride, reach or slide in the immediate vicinity of first base for the sole purpose of touching first base.

Taken from the official rules of baseball, rule 6.05. It all comes down to the umpire's interpretation of intent to interfere with the fielder trying to catch the thrown ball.

 

6.05

(k) In running the last half of the distance from home base to first base, while the ball is being fielded to first base, he runs outside (to the right of) the three-foot line, or inside (to the left of) the foul line, and in the umpire’s judgment in so doing interferes with the fielder taking the throw at first base, in which case the ball is dead; except that he may run outside (to the right of) the threefoot line or inside (to the left of) the foul line to avoid a fielder attempting to field a batted ball;

Rule 6.05(k) Comment: The lines marking the three-foot lane are a part of that lane and a batter- runner is required to have both feet within the three-foot lane or on the lines marking the lane. The batter-runner is permitted to exit the three-foot lane by means of a step, stride, reach or slide in the immediate vicinity of first base for the sole purpose of touching first base.

 

I see nothing about "intent." Irrelevant to the call.

 

Judgement as to impact on the play regardless of intent.

Taken from the official rules of baseball, rule 6.05. It all comes down to the umpire's interpretation of intent to interfere with the fielder trying to catch the thrown ball.

 

6.05

(k) In running the last half of the distance from home base to first base, while the ball is being fielded to first base, he runs outside (to the right of) the three-foot line, or inside (to the left of) the foul line, and in the umpire’s judgment in so doing interferes with the fielder taking the throw at first base, in which case the ball is dead; except that he may run outside (to the right of) the threefoot line or inside (to the left of) the foul line to avoid a fielder attempting to field a batted ball;

Rule 6.05(k) Comment: The lines marking the three-foot lane are a part of that lane and a batter- runner is required to have both feet within the three-foot lane or on the lines marking the lane. The batter-runner is permitted to exit the three-foot lane by means of a step, stride, reach or slide in the immediate vicinity of first base for the sole purpose of touching first base.

 

Intent has nothing to do with it. You're in the box or you aren't. The only time there's judgement is IF the runner is doing it to interfere with the throw. Obviously, on groundballs to other infielders they can't really interfere with the throw.

I see nothing about "intent." Irrelevant to the call.

 

Judgement as to impact on the play regardless of intent.

 

Then why didn't he make the call if he was out of the box?

Intent has nothing to do with it. You're in the box or you aren't. The only time there's judgement is IF the runner is doing it to interfere with the throw. Obviously, on groundballs to other infielders they can't really interfere with the throw.

 

Ditto.

Then why didn't he make the call if he was out of the box?

 

Why did blue call the Pirate out at third when he wasn't tagged on Sunday?

 

Then why didn't he make the call if he was out of the box?

 

 

Why did blue call the Pirate out at third when he wasn't tagged on Sunday?

 

Checkmate,