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Originally Posted by kylejt
#36 The home plate umpire can overrule the other umpires at anytime. FALSE. No umpire (including the home plate umpire or umpire-in-chief) has the authority to set aside or question decisions made by another umpire within the limits of the respective duties as outlined in the rules. An umpire may request help from another umpire in a decision, but ultimately it is the requesting umpire who will make the final decision.
Unless the home plate umpire is the UIC for the game, a protest is lodged, and the crew can not agree on a ruling. THEN the UIC can make the ruling, and in effect, overrule the others.
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Your are likely correct with games at the pro level or maybe in other states. Around here at the amateur level, the only protests allowed are rule violations. Myth #36 is meant to correct those who believe the plate umpire has final decision on all calls and can overrule a field umpire without being asked for his opinion on the play.