For the second straight night Wednesday, replay officials’ interpretation of Major League Baseball’s blocking-the-plate rule helped decide the result of a game, leaving the losing players and managers perplexed.
“Unless the catcher is in possession of the ball, the catcher cannot block the pathway of the runner as he is attempting to score. If, in the judgment of the umpire, the catcher without possession of the ball blocks the pathway of the runner, the umpire shall call or signal the runner safe. Not withstanding the above, it shall not be considered a violation of this Rule 6.01 if the catcher blocks the pathway of the runner in a legitimate attempt to field the throw .
The rule also is accompanied by a comment: “A catcher shall not be deemed to have violated Rule 6.01 unless he has both blocked the plate without possession the ball , and also hindered or impeded the progress of the runner attempting to score.”“the catcher’s initial positioning was illegal and his subsequent actions while not in possession of the ball hindered and impeded the runner’s path to home plate.
“It looked like on replay he was out, but I thought maybe there was a chance of blocking [by Nola], but they confirmed everything,” Cash said.
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