Reply to "catcher's interference with ball put in play."

Originally Posted by rob88dunham:

I beleive balks are a delayed dead ball in OBR - play stands as long as the batter reaches first base. It is not up to the coach however, so if a runner is on third, balk is called, and batter hits in the infield, runner does not advance and they don't get him out at first, the coach cannot request the balk be honored to get the run.

All runners must advance for the balk to be ignored. In your scenario, the runner from third does not advance so the balk is enforced. And the coach never has a choice on the play or penalty.

4/19/149:08 AM

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