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The Washington Nationals celebrate a walk-off grand slam hit by Justin Maxwell in 2009. A grand slam is a home run hit with all three bases occupied by baserunners ("bases loaded"), thereby scoring four runs—the most possible in one play. A walk-off home run with the bases loaded is therefore known as a walk-off grand slam.
The base on balls is defined in Section 2.00 of baseball's Official Rules, [2] and further detail is given in 6.08(a). [3] Despite being known as a "walk", it is considered a faux pas for a professional player to actually walk to first base; the batter-runner and any advancing runners normally jog on such a play. [4] [5]
A catcher's balk is a type of illegal pitch called when a catcher is not inside of the catcher's box if the pitcher is attempting an intentional walk, and carries the same penalty as a balk if runners are on base. However, as pitchers are no longer required to deliver any pitches for an intentional walk, this is exceedingly rare, although it is ...
Here's what to know after Ketel Marte's walk-off hit for the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 3 of the NLCS in Phoenix.
The walk-off, two-run blast to left field from Hujsak to flip a 1-0 deficit with two outs in the ninth to a 2-1 victory against rival and No. 12 seed Ole Miss will be celebrated for years to come.
Kentucky baseball showed why it is the No. 2 team in the NCAA baseball tournament Saturday at the College World Series.. And the Wildcats did it in dramatic, walk-off fashion. In the bottom of the ...
Walk-off may refer to: Walk-off home run, in baseball; Walk-off touchdown, in gridiron football; Walkout, a political or economic protest Cummeragunja walk-off, by Aboriginal people in New South Wales, 1939; Wave Hill walk-off, by Gurindji stockmen in the Northern Territory of Australia, 1966; 2018 Google walkouts
A walk-off home run over the fence is an exception to baseball's one-run rule. Normally if the home team is tied or behind in the ninth or extra innings, the game ends as soon as the home team scores enough runs to achieve a lead.