Umpires are supposed to check baseballs before they enter the game. They check to make sure it is the correct kind of ball. They also check to see if there are any rips or tears in the leather covering the ball because they balls should not be used.
Umpires are 100% in play.
No.
As long as the coach does not assist the runner, there is no penalty.
No. A runner is out anytime while running to a base if he makes contact with the ball or the glove that the ball is in. On a pop-fly, a player with the ball only needs to touch the base the runner left from if the runner did not tag-up to the bag after the ball was caught.
The 1st base coach can never be out of the coach's box. The 3rd base coach can only be out of his box when the ball is hit and there is a runner on or advancing to 3rd base.
No, once the fielder comes in contact with the batted ball a runner cannot be called for runner interference unless he intentionally goes out of his way (basepath) to make contact with the fielder
there are a lot of variables to this question ... If the out fielder has a cannon for a arm then NO .. If the ball is hit shallow to the out field then NO ... If your on 1st base then NO ... If the fly ball cought is the 2nd out then NO * ... if coach tells you not to the NO ... Now if the runner is on 3rb base then YES... if coach tells you to then YES ... If the ball is hit to the right feilder and your on 2nd base and you have some speed the YES ... *runner not on 3rd ...
As soon as the runner touches home plate, the run scores. The following runner has the right to third base. Either the base coach or the following runner on third base should tell the runner who scored that it was not a foul ball and he should go to the dugout. The ball is still live.
Yes, it is coach's interference if, in the judgment of the umpire, the base coach at 3rd base, or at 1st base, by touching or holding the runner, physically assists him in returning to or leaving first or third base.
The runner would not be called out ... The ball is dead after the play the base runner would just walk back it 3rd base ...
If the runner is standing on a base, nothing happens; the ball is live. If the runner is not standing on a base, the ball is declared dead and the runner is out.
No. Runner is part of the field, therefor the ball is in play and the runner is out.
Yes
5.08 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 out7.01A runner acquires the right to an unoccupied base when he touches it before he is out. He is then entitled to it until he is put out, or forced to vacate it for another runner legally entitled to that base.Rule 7.01 Comment: If a runner legally acquires title to a base, and the pitcher assumes his pitching position, the runner may not return to a previously occupied baseCommentI just wanted to say... Rule 7.01 does not apply to this rule. 7.01 is the basic fundamental of a safe/out call at a base -- basically it says, the runner can advance if the next base doesnt have a runner. If he gets there before tagged, then he is safe -- nothing to do with a ball being stuck in a jersey -----tigersy2k3