Originally posted by mo99 Play # 1: The player who made the last out in the batting order prior to the player who was at bat when the pick off happened.
My understanding is that this is the commonly referred to mis-wording of this rule that confuses so many people. It is not the "last out" but rather the last person scheduled to bat in the inning. Example, number 5 batter leading off? Then number 4 batter goes to second.
Sat Mar 26, 2005, 09:55pm
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