So technically the catcher’s interference on Cap was because he “stepped in front of the plate” which is insanely stupid. The batter is in the on deck circle by the time Bryce slides home. These rules don’t account for normal human reaction.

The batter stepping out has nothing to do with it…it’s a safety rule, and it’s a pitched ball and the catcher prevented it from cross home plate.

It’s not stupid. A pitch was thrown. The catcher can’t leave the catchers box until he has the ball. It’s a rule of the game and has been for ages.

Literally what I just said.

Ik, just wanted to put it there so ppl can read it!

The ball was a live pitched ball. Catcher can't just jump in front of home plate like that before he has the ball. Clear catcher's balk.

Narvaez is like where can i stand like WTH

This is what I hate about the whole thing. No catcher in that scenario is just gonna stay 2 feet behind the plate. Especially with the batter running away.

They seriously need to look into changing this rule.

All the pitcher needs to do is step off the mound and throw home. He didn’t, so it’s a pitch, and a pitch needs to cross a line or it’s a balk. Pretty simple actually.

No it’s a VERY basic rule. The ball has to cross the plane of the plate before you catch it, and you’re not allowed to step on or beyond the plate until that point. Why? Because catchers interference doesn’t care what else is happening. When an O lineman is a millimeter offside before a 70 yard touchdown, it’s still a flag.

How is it stupid? The catcher can’t just jump in front of the plate to catch the ball. How can someone hit if that happens?

You aren't making the point you think you are making.

They said it was catchers interference

If the batter steps out the catcher should be awarded the opportunity to make a tag play, all the while letting the runner have a lane. All of which happened in this play. This rule is fucking dumb, or the umpire made a bad interference call

Or you could just admit you don't know baseball and shut the fuck up?

Nah

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It’s a pitch. You can’t step in front of the plate and catch the ball lol This is little league stuff

Technically this is a PITCH not a throw home. So you cannot step into the batters box during a pitch. Pretty simple

You have to be one of the dumbest mfs ever. You gotta give the batter a chance to swing the bat. Who cares if he jumped out of the box. You paid for Twitter so you could say stupid shit like this?

Bryce was safe anyway so who cares

Think he was safe anyways.

He was but that’s not the point.

Oh no I totally get it. I think it’s a dumb ruling there. One foot in front of the plate. I’m lot certain how he could have received the throw and get a proper tag on otherwise. Perhaps he left his designated position before the pitch? Like an intentional walk…

…catcher can stand but he has to remain in his area until after the pitch it delivered.

What should the catcher have done?

The pitcher messed up. As soon as the runner broke for home he has to step off the rubber before throwing home. Then it’s not a pitch and the catcher can do what he wants.

Imagine thinking you’re cooking with the tweet. Doesn’t matter where batter ended up, catcher can’t be where he was. Hope that helps moron

What the batter does is irrelevant. It's a safety rule. The batter can swing at the pitch and kill the catcher. IF THE PITCHER STEPS OFF THE RUBBER and then throws home, then the catcher can move forward.

He has to avoid blocking the plate until he has the ball, but he could not step forward because there is an active batter. We are finding the dumbest parts of the rulebook this year, Steve.

Also, why the fuck was Fitts throwing from the windup? Idgaf if there's guys on 2nd and 3rd, you invite the opportunity for steals at home when you do that. Unreal

He was also safe anyway

Connor Wong needs to make himself of use here and charge out of the dugout to get ejected. Can’t lose narvaez and someone has to do it. His role can be guy who gets booted

You can’t catch a pitched ball in front of the plate. It’s not a hard concept. If he stepped off then threw it then it’s not an issue

It’s not a dumb rule at all if you consider it incentivizes a catcher NOT to step into the swinging lane of the hitter. The batter here got out of the way, but could have taken a hack at the ball if it was pitched (I haven’t seen if this was a pitch). It’s intended for safety

Marsh was an idiot for vacating the box here. If he doesn’t, Narvaez can’t try to make the play he tried to make (which was just a natural reaction) because Marsh still has the right to swing at the pitch technically speaking. The play doesn’t stop because of a steal attempt.

One of the worst calls I’ve ever seen. That being said he was safe anyways.

He was safe anyway!

what is the batter decided to stay in the box and swing while the catch steps in front of the plate? the rule is designed for safety.

Who cares, he was safe anyway.

catchers balk out of his box

A lot of the replies in here…🤨🤔🤦‍♂️…obviously coming from people who never played baseball (or above Tee Ball) or the rules of the game. (Deep Sigh) Ya might wanna sit this one out - correct call, bad play by C

The rule is intended to hinder normal reaction, if the hitters stays in the box and intentionally swings to miss, who wins? GMAB, if the catcher does this to my team I’d steal and swing/miss every time, just sayin’. And if intent is to bunt just run and catch it 1st? WTAF⚾️🤡’s

Ok wait, did the pitcher step off? Because that would be very relevant. If he steps off then that’s a horrible call. If he pitches it as the throw then yes that makes sense as a balk