What's the Call?

Holden Caulfield1,000+ posts

Two recent events that I don't recall seeing and/or noticing before:

1. Batter lays down a bunt, throws bat into fair territory in front of the ball, ball rolls up to bat and stops, bat keeps fielder from making clean play on the bunt. Batter called safe at first. Correct call?

2. Runner on first, one out, one strike. Batter swings, foul tips, catcher catches it, runner steals second. Does the runner get second because a caught foul tip is the same as a strike even on strike one or does the runner go back because a foul ball is a foul ball is a foul ball?

4/26/067:28 PM

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nd943100+ posts

Not positive with the first one, but I think the batter would be out. As for the second, the runner can steal as if it wasn't a foul tip.

4/26/068:33 PM

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StyleMismatch100+ posts

1) MLB 6.05 (h) After hitting or bunting a fair ball, his bat hits the ball a second time in fair territory. The ball is dead and no runners may advance. If the batter runner drops his bat and the ball rolls against the bat in fair territory and, in the umpire's judgment, there was no intention to interfere with the course of the ball, the ball is alive and in play; ....

The way I read this, the batter is out and if the ump judges it intentional the ball is dead.

2) From MLB 2.0 A FOUL TIP is a batted ball that goes sharp and direct from the bat to the catcher's hands and is legally caught. It is not a foul tip unless caught and any foul tip that is caught is a strike, and the ball is in play. It is not a catch if it is a rebound, unless the ball has first touched the catcher's glove or hand.

Since the ball remains in play (live) any steal etc. stands.

4/26/068:39 PM

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