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The MLB Rule says:
6.02(a): The batter shall take his position in the batter's box promptly when it is his time at bat.
6.02(c): If the batter refuses to take his position in the batter's box during his time at bat, the umpire shall order the pitcher to pitch, and shall call "Strike" on each such pitch.
So there's no rule that says how long the batter has to step into the batter's box, only that he do it "promptly." But as an umpire, I can tell you the umpire will not put up with much messing around on the batter's part. If he tells the batter to step in, and he doesn't, the batter will get penalized.
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∙ 10y agoHe is supposed to make his way from the On-Deck Circle to the batter's box immediately after the last play has ended. The time limit is based upon the Umpire's sole decision. He will motion the batter to the box if he doesn't go in a timely manner and after that, if the batter doesn't make his way to the box, he will call "Strike." He can do this until the batter is struck out.
So there's a good trivia question for you. How can a batter be struck out without having a single ball pitched to him? That's how.
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How many official major league baseball personnel on the field when the umpire says play ball?
Answer - 10. 9 defenders and the offensive batter.
What is the umpires decision if the batter steps out of the box whilst batting?
MLB Rule 6.02 is pretty clear:The batter shall take his position in the batters box promptly when it is his time at bat.(b) The batter shall not leave his position in the batters box after the pitcher comes to Set Position, or starts his windup.PENALTY: If the pitcher pitches, the umpire shall call Ball or Strike, as the case may be."The official commentary on this rule says even more: "Umpires may grant a hitters request for Time once he is in the batters box, but the umpire should eliminate hitters walking out of the batters box without reason. If umpires are not lenient, batters will understand that they are in the batters box and they must remain there until the ball is pitched."Unless an umpire agrees to call, "Time" at the request of the batter, the pitcher may pitch at will, and the umpire can call a strike if the pitcher throws the ball down the middle of the plate without a batter there. If a batter refuses a request to re-enter the box, the umpire can call a strike even without a pitch.
If a pitched ball hits the ground first then strikes a player is the call a ball or a walk?
it is a hit by pitch (or a walk).Clarification:The answer above makes it seem a HBP and a Walk are the same -- they are not.. they are scored different and effect stats different. If the umpire calls it ball 4 and says it never hit the batter the ball is still in play and the batter gets a Walk -- If the umpire determines the ball hit the batter, the batter gets a HBP (hit-By Pitch) and it is a dead ball --- runners advance their one base but cannot advance furtherIn your question -- even though the ball hit the dirt, once it strikes the batter (assuming the batter never swung), this is a Hit-By-Pitch
What is the law against battery of a minor?
The law says it is illegal to batter anyone, and especially bad to batter a minor.
What class would Ferris and Cameron be in if they weren't at the baseball game?
Gym class. One says so to the other, then they chuckle, then start chanting, "hey, batter, batter, batter..."
Is a check swing a strike in the rule book?
Incredibly, neither the baseball rule book nor the umpires' manual contains a written definition of a check swing. The generally accepted rule of thumb is that you need to break the plane of the front of home plate with your wrists and at least part of the barrel of the bat. But because there's no actual definition, in practice a check swing is whatever the home plate umpire says it is.AnswerIt's extremely subjective; each umpire has his own guidelines. Some will call a strike if the wrists break, others will call a strike depending on how far the bat goes, and still others go by whatever they judge the batter's intent to have been. AnswerUmpires should address this as a judgment call, based on whether or not the feel that the batter intended to offer at the pitch.
What is the rule for throwing bat in little league?
It's unclear what the MLB rule book says on the matter. While it's clear that both a batter and a pitcher are allowed to change sides once, the umpire's decision that the batter must declare first remains debatable. We're waiting on an official ruling on it
How you use umpire in a sentence?
The umpire says that you are out.
Is the batter out if he steps on home plate after he hits the ball?
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How does the tennis start and end?
Tennis starts when the umpire says and ends when the umpire says and when the sat lady sings
Where does it say in any rule that the batter is out if he carries the bat to first base?
There is no rule that says that.
Does batter in MLB have responsibility to avoid being hit by pitched ball?
That's what the rule says.
