Whiffle Ump
 

Wow, ball bags and all! Looks good! Too bad he blew the call. :D

WATCH: Probably the best wiffle ball catch you'll ever see - CBSSports

Doesn't look anything like our backyard games growing up! :)

Now I am going to have a rules question. If you look closely the umpire actually starts signaling for a homerun. Is that the correct ruling?

I'm thinking that it is not a homerun. However, if runners were on base (which none were) they would be awarded the correct number of bases because of the fielder carrying the ball into dead ball territory.

Am I correct in my thinking?

Note: I did finally read the article regarding the play and they said it was finally ruled not to be a homerun and a catch. Just wondering if my initial rule question was correct?

Not sure. If what happened happened, it's a catch (and yes, a carry). We can't rule on the what if something else happened part of your question unless you tell us what the something else is.

Batter is out on the catch, runners move up one base.

Did anybody catch the name of the baseball field? Little Fenway. LOL

Home run if he caught the ball. if no one on base so there is nothing else to rule on.

Carry implies intentional, which should be two bases, if memory serves, if there were runners. Falling into DBT after a catch is one base, if memory serves.

Why do you say that? I have it as a catch.


Not as it's usually used in "catch-and-carry" discussions in baseball

Not necessarily. The "catch and carry" rule is typically applied on fields where there is no fence, and a fielder's momentum after catching a fly ball causes him to cross the line marking dead ball territory. Most books that describe when a runner purposely takes the ball into DBT to prevent runners from advancing will specifically use the word "intentional".