Umpire runs into base runner

[CecilOne]

Originally Posted by Manny A

Be careful, CO. You may be thinking of NFHS 10-2-3m, which says the plate umpire may rectify any reversed umpire decisions that put a team in jeopardy.

This was not an umpire decision. This was an umpire whose ineptness put a runner at risk. This cannot be fixed. If the runner had been tagged out, then the out stands.

It's no different than a base umpire getting hit with a throw from the outfield that causes runners to run additional bases. Oops, sorry, but all play stands. You cannot stop the runners from taking advantage of it.

Yes, I was stretching that rule a lot, adding a bit of 10-2-3-g, but my main point was about that not applyiing to the BR.


Someday, we can discuss whether an umpire runnng into a player (action of an umpire) is different than a throw (action of a player); in applying any connotation of "decision".