Son throws high inside FB that hits batter (0-2 pitch). I'm sitting high and off to the side and can't really see any angles.
Umpire invokes a 'new rule' about leaning into a pitch and orders the batter back to the plate with a 1-2 count.
My son says he was on the plate and actually leaned over the plate. He says the base umpire (right behind him) called the same thing. I heard the home plate umpire claim (during the heated argument) that if the pitch was six inches lower, it've been strike three. I knew this, if its a strike, its a strike no matter who it hits. The batter did a good job of looking like he was pulling away from the pitch while sticking his elbow/fore arm out there. He had me fooled.
Is there a new rule? What is the proper call?
Any
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