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Old Mon Jun 29, 2009, 07:24am
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Originally Posted by bas2456 View Post
I was at a high school game recently and this play happened:

Man on first, two outs. Batter hits a gapper to right-center. Batter is going for three and is thrown out. Home plate umpire says run does not score before the out at third. He signals this by making the "safe" signal. Defense's manager is confused, thinking umpire counted the run.

Was this the correct mechanic?
Why would an umpire signal safe at the plate when there's no play there?
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