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A catcher attempts to block a baserunner from reaching home plate. In baseball, blocking the plate is a technique performed by a catcher to prevent a runner from scoring. The act of blocking the plate accounted for most of the physical contact in Major League Baseball prior to the 2014 season, when it was outlawed except when the catcher already has possession of the ball.
Minnesota Twins catcher Gary Sanchez tags out Toronto Blue Jays' Whit Merrifield at home plate. The play was overturned on review due to the catcher blocking the plate, and the Blue Jays won 3-2 ...
The call was changed after a lengthy replay review and Sabol was ruled safe when catcher Gary Sánchez was cited for blocking the plate. Overturned outs are prompting confusion, frustration over ...
Schumaker challenged for blocking the plate but the call stood. “I cannot tell you 100 percent if I was going to be able to make it exactly there, but I can tell you he was blocking the plate ...
A batter is not credited with a plate appearance if, while batting, the game ends as the winning run scores from third base on a balk, stolen base, wild pitch or passed ball. A batter may or may not be credited with a plate appearance (and possibly at bat) in the rare instance when he is replaced by a pinch hitter after having already started ...
A catcher who puts a foot, leg, or whole body between home plate and a runner attempting to score, is said to "block the plate". Blocking the plate is a dangerous tactic, and may be considered obstruction (Official Rules of Baseball, Rule 2.00 (Obstruction)).
HOOVER, Ala. — South Carolina baseball was awarded a 10th-inning run against LSU on Saturday in the SEC Tournament semifinals due to a simultaneous balk and catcher’s interference call, an SEC ...
Importantly, the Major League Baseball rulebook [1] does not contain an official definition for either a checked swing or even a "swing" at all. [2] In a game, it is solely the decision of the umpire as to whether an attempt was made or not. Generally, factors such as whether the bat passes the front of the plate may be considered in the ruling.