If a thrown ball comes into contact with a base coach who obviously is in foul territory what should the correct call by the umpire be?
2006-11-06 07:52:18 · 10 answers · asked by TB23 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
It's covered under Rule 5.08 of the official MLB rules:
"If a thrown ball accidentally touches a base coach, or a pitched or thrown ball touches an umpire, the ball is alive and in play. However, if the coach interferes with a thrown ball, the runner is out."
So, play would continue as normal assuming the coach didn't purposely interfere with the ball.
2006-11-06 09:39:52 · answer #1 · answered by Craig S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's obviously foul. Yes, a person is part of the playing field, but not if it's in foul territory. And the base coach should have moved out of the way. So I would think that the umpire would call it foul (Strike 1 or 2), then remind the base coach that if that ever happens again to move out of the way. If it happens again and once again the coach doesn't move, I'd toss the coach, but that's my personal beliefs. Hopefully I helped!
2006-11-06 07:55:51 · answer #2 · answered by Bert 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I am assuming because you say it is a thrown ball that a fielder has had a chance to make a play on it. In this case the ball is live just as if it hit an umpire. Runners can try to advance at their own risk and fielders can play the ball as normal.
2006-11-06 09:25:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Base coaches are part of the field just like umpires. There is no call, the ball remains live.
2006-11-06 07:58:29 · answer #4 · answered by Nuke Lefties 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well if the ball is thrown then its not in foul territory and the game should go on until the ball is back with the pitcher.
2006-11-07 09:48:25 · answer #5 · answered by Kimberly B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no call the coaches are part of the field, the play goes on unless the action was determined intentional obstruction in that case it is at the umpires discretion
2006-11-06 09:49:27 · answer #6 · answered by wado 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As long as it unintentional no penalty,if its intentional its a dead ball and 2 bases are awarded to the runner/runners
2006-11-08 03:48:01 · answer #7 · answered by Ricky Lee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the coach did not intentionally interfere, the ball remains live.
2006-11-06 16:49:11 · answer #8 · answered by Ryan R 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if the runner is on second then the run scores
if he does it on purpose then the runner or the batter are out
2006-11-06 07:56:01 · answer #9 · answered by franchise 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
dead ball, runners advance one base each.
2006-11-06 09:41:04 · answer #10 · answered by pat 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋