Defensively this is how you handle two runners on... the same base to pull off a DP. Tag the trail runner 1st then tag the lead runner & retag him once he vacates the base. As a base runner, “ make the umpire chase you off the base.”show more

The umpire called the runner out as he thought... he made a turn towards second base. Would’ve you called him safe or out?show more

This batter bunts the ball down the first base... line. As he is sprinting down the line the first basemen is getting ready to make a play and tag him. The runner dives a bit outside with his had stretched out and tags the side of the double first base for runners. He’s safe. But the umpire said he was outside the base path and called him out. Th What do you think? Was he out of the baseline or not? Safe or out?show more

From the Arkansas-Florida game today. With a runner on... 3B tagging the Arkansas CF dekes an early catch before he really catches the ball. It triggers the Florida runner to leave early & then return to 3B to retag the base. That gives Arkansas time to throw him out at HP.show more

Do you think the runner touched 2nd base here??

Zach Neto shovels this ball perfectly to get the... lead runner at third base! 😱show more

Have seen questions about why this wasn't an automatic... out on Curtis Mead for running out of the basepath Rule 5.09(b)(1): "A runner's base path is established when the tag attempt occurs and is a straight line from the runner to the base he is attempting to reach safely."show more

Runners on 1st & 3rd one out & 3-2,count.... Rockies Zach Agnos with well timed pick. ( Could have been off of dropped glove by catcher) #1 Note the position of the 1st baseman. He is off the & up the line. #2 This enables him to make a midline tag well before the runner reachesshow more

Here's the clip of the runner at first base.

Machado put a tag on a runner standing on... second base.. LMFAOO WHAT A FUCKING IDIOTshow more

What a bush league play. Runner on first falls... on purpose to distract the pitcher enough to allow the runner ln 3rd base to score.show more

Fair or foul Runner on first falls on purpose... to distract the pitcher enough to allow the runner ln 3rd base to score.show more

WHAT A PLAY! Robbie Perkins picks off the runner... at 2nd base to get Team Australia out of a HUGE jam! #WorldBaseballClassicshow more

Two “ralley killer” delay picks at third base. Throw... must be inside the baseline & elevated so as not to hit the runner who is not looking.show more

This is the reason that coaches and parents go... bonkers sometimes. This play at home left people baffled. The runner is rounding third and headed for home. The throw to the catcher gets there way ahead of time of the runner. The catcher catches the ball, waits for the runner and applies the tag. Easy out right? 💯 The umpire calls obstruction on the catcher and said he was obstructing the runner from scoring. The runner is safe! 🤯 That may be one of the worst calls I’ve ever seen on any level. The ball arrived so early that the catcher could have sat on home plate and had lunch waiting for that runner. If you have the ball you can be right there waiting to tag the runner when he comes in. What do you think? Obstruction or not? Was the catcher not giving the runner a fair path to home plate or was the umpire watching a game on another planet?show more

Deep cut nerdy baseball thought: Runner on first. Chandler... Simpson hits a grounder. Could you argue that it's better to get Simpson out at first than to get the lead runner? Essentially that Simpson being on base at all is more threatening than the other runner advancing to scoring position? Probably not in this spot, but I think it becomes an interesting discussion if for example there's no outs and a weak-armed catcher. When the Yankees faced the Rays in April, Simpson basically was instantly on third base every time he got onshow more

Roberto Clemente at the age of 37 with a... Massive Outfield Throw to Home Plate to prevent the runner from scoring during game 6 of the 1971 World Series It’s telling that with 2 outs, the runner on 1st, Mark Belanger doesn’t even think about scoring on a double to the right field corner. Belanger, who had good speed, was a smart enough base runner to just drop anchor at third base rather than challenge Clemente’s arm. Watching the throw, he obviously made the right decision.show more

Here’s an example of the likely pitch-tipping UNC base... runners were doing. First video: Breaking ball, runner doesn’t lift arm. Second video: Fast ball, runner raises arm.show more

Volpe is the first Yankees base runner since he... hit a home run in the second inning. Crochet had retired 17 straight Yankeesshow more

Matt Shaw still not looking comfortable in RF. Or... was he trying to deke the base runner?show more

The big takeaway on this pick is the tag... & the positioning of the first baseman. Partially as a result of instant replay, 1st basemen are positioned in front of the base & up the line closer to 2B. Most tags are made away from the base on the runner’s midline before they get toshow more