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Continuing To Run After Called Out On Dropped Third Strike

Winning With a Rain Out in the Middle of the 5th

Howie from Oak Forest, IL asks:

If the score is tied after 4 1/2 innings and then the home team scores in the bottom of the 5th but they get rained out before the 5th inning is finished d... Read More

Playing With Eight

Mike Komorowski from Pennsylvania asks:

Where in the rule book does it say that when you finish a game with 8 players that you have to take an out for that missing player?

Th... Read More

Ball Lodged in the Backstop

A Baseball Fan from The Baseball Field asks:

Is a player allowed to advance when the ball is stuck in the backstop

If a ball is lodged, the runners get one base from where th... Read More

How Many Outs?

Paul Kinnes from Denver, CO asks:

With a man on 3rd the umpire believes that there are 2 outs in the inning. The batter misses 3rd strike and the catcher does not catch the ball. Th... Read More

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