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Originally Posted by bwburke94
I believe the rulebook as it is written right now bans the catcher blocking the plate without the ball
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Not in MLB. Quite the contrary in fact.
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Without knowing the proposed wording of the change, we can still infer that the change will also ban the catcher blocking the plate with the ball.
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Bad inference based on the initial misconception.
The change will not prevent a catcher from being in the runner's path WITH the ball. It will, likely, not allow a runner to plow through a player with the ball (like at every other level of play).