Catcher not returning ball to pitcher

[AtlUmpSteve]

Originally Posted by youngump

I'm not trying to read something in there that isn't. Here's the sitch. No one on. Batter hits a liner to the short stop who throws to the first baseman who steps on the bag before the runner gets there. Is the batter-runner out? Technically, yes.

Now, I'm just trying to poll the field, to me this is a call I'm not making unless my training folks tell me different. Would you?

Sorry, you have read something that isn't there. The rule reference above is clear that the catcher must return pitches to the pitcher. Your "sitch" has no relationship at all; it isn't the catcher, and it isn't a pitch.