Questions tagged [baseball]
Questions about the sport of baseball in general. For the American professional baseball league, see [mlb]. Note that autograph identification questions ("Who signed this baseball?") are OFF-TOPIC and will be closed.
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What does "gets pulled" mean in a baseball game?
A guy is explaining some unwritten rules in baseball. At about 7'50″ into the video, the guy says
If a pitcher gets pulled they should stay in the dugout at least until the end of that inning.
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When a batter gets a hit, how does the scoreboard shows that?
Per a tutorial,
A batter gets a hit when he reaches a base without getting out or forcing another runner to get out.
When a batter gets a hit, how does the scoreboard show that?
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How does the runner placed at second base in extra innings affect Earned Run Average?
Normally the pitcher who allows a runner to reach base is charged with the run if the runner eventually reaches home, even if the pitcher is replaced before the runner scores. If the run is an earned ...
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Could MLB use all minor league players if they can’t reach a deal with major league players?
If MLB and the players union can’t reach an agreement to start the season, could the owners use all minor league players instead?
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Can stalling your delivery be cause for a balk?
Watching the 2016 AL Wild Card game between Toronto and Baltimore (that Edwin Encarnacion won with a walk-off), and I'm seeing what might be considered a balk, but I'm not sure why it's not.
Roberto ...
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New York Yankees logo
There seems to be 2 logos for New York Yankees. The rightmost one seems to be the official one. How about the leftmost one?
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According to what, MLB teams advance from regular to playoff
There are 15 teams in each league in MLB regular season games, and 7 teams in each league in post season games.
According to what, MLB teams advance from regular to playoff? The number of wins? what ...
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MLB The Show Players League [closed]
Some clip in a MLB The Show Players League video looks like some kind of video games. The guy pointed out by the red arrow seems to be manipulating a playstation controller.
Is "MLB The Show Players ...
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What is a hit called, that is not a home run, but still allows the batter to make it around the bases?
I know about singles, doubles and triples, depending on where the batter ends up, while the ball is in the out field, but what if the batter has enough time to make it all the way around? Is it still ...
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Who scores in 0 outs, bases loaded, missed base at 2nd, on a deep foul fly in right field tag
0 outs, B4 hits deep fly to right catches but everyone is wheeling (and they drop relay ball is rolling around), R3 tags on third and scores, 2 misses third and scores, R1 behind him scores, BR ...
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Hitter does not step on home plate to end game in Baseball [duplicate]
What happens if a game ends on extra innings and a player coming home to end the game, doesn’t step on home plate?
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Can a fielder pretend to field a ball to deceive the batter/runners?
In baseball, if a ball is hit, can a fielder such as the shortstop or third baseman pretend to have caught or fielded the ball to trick a runner into not running, or a batter into not advancing?
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Has there ever been a complete game in which the pitcher never threw 3 balls in one at-bat?
During his perfect game in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series, Don Larsen went to 3 balls in a count against only one batter. (source)
Has there ever been a complete game in MLB history in which the ...
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What caused "everyone" to overlook Mike Trout in the draft?
With the benefit of hindsight, Mike Trout has been the best baseball player of his "generation," if not of all time. Yet, one would not know this from his draft history.
He was the 25th ...
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Why doesn't the MLB just allow teams to try to steal signs? [duplicate]
Using technology to steal signs is banned in baseball. Teams consider this type of sign stealing a way of gaining an unfair advantage (Joe Maddon compared it to using PEDs). As far as I can tell, ...
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What strategy did the 2002 Oakland Athletics use to determine what pitchers to look for?
During the 2002 season when Oakland was using the famous "Moneyball" strategy, they largely looked to on-base-percentage when measuring player value, but this only seems to address how to look for ...
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Runner and batter-runner both tagged at first base, is it a double-play?
During a forced play, batter hits a ground ball to the first base. The fielder at first base catches the ball then tags the runner while still on the base and then tags the base. Is this a double-play,...
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What would the World Series schedule be in this case?
If the Yankees played the Mets in the World Series, it would be the two teams with the shortest distance between ballparks.
As it is now, and for every other case in memory, there is a travel day ...
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Why doesn't the United States have a Professional Women's Baseball League?
Australia is about to start a professional women's baseball league in about 2 years. In the same news report it said that the US doesn't have one. I am amazed. Why?
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Running the bases during a ground rule double
I'm umping in a slow pitch softball league and we had something I've never seen in all my years umping or playing, there's a runner on 1st only and the hitter at bat hits a ground rule double. The ...
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Baseball last inning pinch-hitting/pinch-running loophole?
I was researching pinch hitting and running the other day, ands I thought of a possible loophole that could be used to get a walk off when in a bad situation in baseball.
The premise of the loop ...
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Help me to understand how I am out
Ok so I’m relatively new to baseball and I am getting to grips with the rules through playing the mlb the show video game. In the game there is a situation which I always get called out and I don’t ...
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What is the fewest number of series lost by a baseball team in a season?
In baseball, a series is 2 or more consecutive games against the same team. For a 3-game series, a team loses that series if they lose 2 or all 3 of the games. For a 4-game series, a team loses that ...
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Fair or foul ball?
A hit ball that would have landed foul beyond first base, but was redirected by the defender and lands fair. The ball never touched the ground until after it was deflected by the defender. Is that a ...
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Tag runner at first base
I have a question on the first base runner ruling. Here's what happened :
Batter hit the ball in play
While running to the first he felt but managed to touch the bag with his hand.
Doesn't ask for ...
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Why is ERA multiplied by 9?
Mathematically speaking, the 9 doesn't contribute any meaningful information. The same information would be encoded in the ERA using Earned Runs/Innings Pitched
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Baseball Home Run Flyout
A batter hits the ball really high and runs the bases to home plate. However, one of the defending players catches the ball after the batter crosses home plate and the ball never touches the ground.
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Double play in baseball
The bases are loaded and the ball bounces in front of the third baseman. He picks up the ball and touches third for a force-out on the runner coming from second base. Can he throw home for another ...
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Which kind of out did Contreras get at bottom 2nd in the game of Dodgers vs. Cubs at April 25, 2019?
at bottom 2nd in the game of Dodgers vs. Cubs at April 25, 2019, Contreras ran towards the home plate first and then back towards the 3rd base, and then out.
Why was that? Which kind of out did ...
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Can this July 1958 NYC baseball game be identified?
I've got two photos of a night game in NYC area after July 4, 1958 and before the end of August 1958 (when film was developed), likely around July 5 or 6.
Can anyone identify:
The Stadium
The Home ...
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MLB- biggest comeback to make playoffs
In theme with the Mets attempting to make the NL Wild Card spot during the 2019 MLB season, despite grossly underperforming before the All Star break, what has been the biggest turnaround for a team ...
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Why are combined no hitters so rare?
The other day, the Astros pitched only the 14th combined no hitter in MLB history by a starter and reliever(s). I believe that there were actually more than 14 complete game no hitters by only ...
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Multiple hits in an inning by a pitcher
Today against the Atlanta Braves, Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg started the third inning with a single and later hit a three-run home run in that same inning. When was the last time a ...
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Hit by pitch or strike?
If a pitch hits a batter in the strike zone, it is my understanding that it is a strike. What if a pitch nicks the strike zone say on the low and inside edge, but hits the batters ankle out of the ...
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When a batter reaches second safely after a rundown, does the batter get credited with a single or a double?
A batter hit a single toward right field, but instead of stopping at first, he rounded the base and - intentionally - caused a rundown (the player told me after the game he did this intentionally). He ...
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If a runner reaches second on an error and then scores the next play, does that count as an earned run against the pitcher?
Example: A batter hits a single to the outfield, it is bobbled, so the batter can now reach second. The next batter is up and scores the runner on second. Since that runner reached second on an error ...
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Tag up scoring rules?
Ok, so here is the scenario.
There is one out with runners at first and third bases.
The batter hits a fly ball to shallow right field. The runner at first base does not tag up and takes off for ...
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Runner on third base catches a soft line drive
I just had this happen last night at a 14u game. We were up 12 to 1 at the time, so it didn't end up being a big deal. The runner at third base was clearly in foul territory and caught a soft line ...
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Can runners advance?
If bases are loaded, no outs, and the runner on second gets hit by a batted ball, advancing to third, he is out. But do the runners on first and third get to advance?
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Ground Rule Double?
Batter hits ball high off CF wall. Ball takes one bounce back toward chasing CFer whose foot accidentally comes in contact with ball that then goes over the wall. Does runner on first only get third ...
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Little League Baseball Question
Question on a game I watched: Ages 8-11
2 Outs, runner on 3rd and 1st. Coach wouldn't let the runner on 1st steal- Why not? It didn't make any sense to me; as it would have put 2 in scoring position ...
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Why don't athletes who don't want their autographs resold draw a shape to designate it's not for resale? [closed]
Why don't athletes who don't want their autographs resold draw a shape to designate it's not for resale?
On their website they list what the shape is and then perhaps an independent authenticator ...
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does the run count
scenario: one out, runners on first and third. Fly to deep centre; fielder makes an exceptional catch for second out, and makes a huge throw to double up the runner from first who had gone too far, ...
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A forfeited game in baseball [closed]
Does a forfeited baseball game count as a game played. scenario is Season has not started and one of the teams dropped. The league counted all of the games as wins and scored them 1-0 for the opposing ...
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Pinch hitter for pitcher
In today’s Nats/Braves game (5/29/19), the Nat’s pitcher came up in the top of the first. Could the Nats have put in a pinch hitter for the pitcher and still used him in the bottom of the inning?
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Why does the MLB not have awards such as MVP and Cy Young for both AL and NL together?
The MLB has awards for each league, such as AL MVP and NL MVP, or AL Cy Young and NL Cy Young, but why is there no MLB MVP or MLB Cy Young, for the best out of both leagues (in a similar way to the ...
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Has an MLB player ever won an MVP award without going to that year's All-Star game?
Has it ever happened that a player in the MLB ever won the AL or NL MVP award but didn't get elected as an All-Star that year? If so then how often does it happen?
If they didn't go to the game ...
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Can the home team win an extra-inning baseball game by more than 1 run?
In baseball, I'm wondering how home teams are awarded winning runs. If the visiting team in, say, Inning 10, plates 5 runs, then the home team has the bottom of that inning to match or exceed this ...
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Can an umpire overturn a call in little league?
We had a weird call overturned after a play in a little league game 9-10 years old, Cal Ripken rules.
We had a runner score a run, everything seemed normal. The pitcher got the ball back, our on ...
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Can an out be considered a force out if it was called for an illegal (diving) slide and the runner was forced to reach the base?
In a youth game with bases loaded and two outs a ground ball was hit to the pitcher, who made a throw to third base. The throw was low and the third baseman did not field the ball cleanly, so the ...
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