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Some professional leagues do not have a distinction for verbal interference or obstruction and leave it as umpire judgement. The NPB in Japan, for example, verbal interference is illegal and runners will be called out on any spoken word meant to confuse a fielder or fielders during a play.
Instant replay in MLB actually had been used once before in the 1999 season during a Florida Marlins home game at Pro Player Stadium. This was the first instance in which instant replay was utilized in Major League Baseball. [6] While playing the St. Louis Cardinals, Cliff Floyd hit a ball off the top of the left-field scoreboard.
The Steve Bartman incident was a controversial play that occurred during a baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Florida Marlins on October 14, 2003, at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, during Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2003 postseason
By JOHN DORN For the first time ever, a computerized umpire was used in a professional baseball game to determine balls and strikes. The San Rafael Pacifics hosted the Vallejo Admirals on ...
The Colorado Rockies won the first game of their Sunday doubleheader against the Seattle Mariners 2-1 in 10 innings. But the game probably would have ended an inning earlier, if not for a fan ...
The Jeffrey Maier incident occurred during Game 1 of the 1996 American League Championship Series between the New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles.Twelve-year-old Jeffrey Maier deflected a batted ball, hit by Derek Jeter, into the Yankee Stadium stands for what umpires ruled to be a home run, rather than fan interference.
June 13 – In an American League baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Detroit Tigers at Navin Field, Yankees batter Bob Meusel was hit in the ribs with the first pitch he faced, to which Muesel responded by walking to the mound and throwing a punch at pitcher Bert Cole; Muesel was restrained by umpires Billy Evans and Red Ormsby ...
The New York Yankees returned to the World Series on Friday and brought the specter of Jeffrey Maier with them. It went a little differently for them this time. With two outs, none on and the game ...