second base

Oklahoma official · #1 (**permalink**) Wed Mar 31, 2010, 08:48pm

Situation: Runners on 1st and 3rd, pitcher is in the stretch. The pitcher starts his motion, does not ever look at first, before he delivers the pitch, the runner from 1st in standing on 2nd base and the batter fouls the pitch. Does the runner go back to 1st or 2nd?

mbyron · #2 (**permalink**) Wed Mar 31, 2010, 08:49pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oklahoma official

Situation: Runners on 1st and 3rd, pitcher is in the stretch. The pitcher starts his motion, does not ever look at first, before he delivers the pitch, the runner from 1st in standing on 2nd base and the batter fouls the pitch. Does the runner go back to 1st or 2nd?

The runner must return to the base he occupied at the time of the pitch. Do you know the definition of the "time of the pitch"?

UmpJM · #3 (**permalink**) Wed Mar 31, 2010, 08:54pm

mbyron,

Apparently not.

Oo,

Unless the runner had touched 2B before the pitcher initiated his pitching motion, he goes back to 1B.

JM

pastordoug · #4 (**permalink**) Wed Mar 31, 2010, 09:12pm

Either a very fast runner or the slowest pitcher in the world.... Back to 1st...

mbyron · #5 (**permalink**) Wed Mar 31, 2010, 10:15pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by UmpJM (nee CoachJM)

mbyron,

Apparently not.

Oo,

Unless the runner had touched 2B before the pitcher initiated his pitching motion, he goes back to 1B.

JM

Oh sure, just give it to him!

Seriously, though, I was asking if he knew, not trying to be snide.

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