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A play in which a runner legally loses the right to occupy a base by reason of the batter becoming a runner. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .icon *{fill:currentColor;}/*!sc*/ The story of this seemingly random rule begins not with Abner Doubleday or Henry Chadwick or Alexander Cartwright or any of the other stateside souls rightly, wrongly or debatably heralded as baseball pioneers. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__sponsor-url-logos > *{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-box-pack:end;-webkit-justify-content:flex-end;-ms-flex-pack:end;justify-content:flex-end;}/*!sc*/ @font-face{font-family:'proxima-nova';src:url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-bold-italic.woff2') format('woff2'),url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-bold-italic.woff') format('woff');font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-display:fallback;}/*!sc*/ .hspSPq svg{padding-top:1px;vertical-align:top;fill:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__button:hover{cursor:pointer;}/*!sc*/ The dropped third strike rule is one of those oddities you dont think about until you think about it. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__main-nav{background-color:#081c3b;width:145px;-ms-overflow-style:none;}/*!sc*/ .hspSPq:hover svg path{fill:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ Runner runs to first running "inside the running lane" (between the foul line and 45-foot line) and is hit with the ball before touching first base. If a batter-runner safely touches first base and then overslides or overruns it, except on a base on balls, he may immediately return to first base without liability of being tagged out, provided he did not attempt to run or feint to second. Two teams alternate between batting and fielding, with the game divided into innings. .evwvnJ p{margin-top:0;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__button.account--logged-in{height:56px;position:relative;overflow:hidden;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb .p-search__form svg{width:16px !important;height:16px !important;}/*!sc*/ But one must admire its persistence and its potential to breathe life into obsolete at-bats. But every so often, the batter was able to evade the out and overcome his own inability to make contact by reaching base. On a dropped third strike, when would you be able to run? any runner or retired runner interferes (2-21-1,2-30-3) in a way which obviously hinders an obvious double play; or. @media (max-width:1024px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__sponsor-url-logos--no-sponsor{display:none;}}/*!sc*/ WebThere is a runner at first base with no outs. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top .icon,.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top .p-icon *{fill:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ @media (min-width:768px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header{font-size:14px;}}/*!sc*/ Note: On a dropped third strike, when the batter is , Interference | Baseball Training (For a similar reason, the infield fly rule was enacted eight years later. Upon contact, the batter attempts to run around and complete a circuit of bases while the fielders attempt to get him out.\n\nHere's the crucial difference between _ball mit freystten_ and the game we know and love: There were no walks or strikeouts.\n\nThe pitcher, as it were, stood five or six steps from the batter and delivered high, arching tosses intended to induce contact. The ball is dead and no runner(s) advance. article > header{padding:0 16px;}/*!sc*/ .blUWSx .share-icon__square{width:30px;}/*!sc*/ .ggWmAj .sticky-header__share button{font-weight:600;}/*!sc*/ It is, perhaps, the oldest surviving rule, and its an odd rule, Thorn said. 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The Baseline is Not Established Until there is a Tag attempt on the Runner. 8-4-1The batter-runner is out when: PENALTY: The runner is out. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__secondary-logos img{max-height:56px;max-width:none;}/*!sc*/ SECTION 78. He is then entitled to it until he is put out, or forced to vacate it for another runner legally entitled to that base. sub,sup{font-size:75%;line-height:0;position:relative;vertical-align:baseline;}/*!sc*/ As such, there was no need to have a defensive player -- a catcher -- positioned behind the batter. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__sponsor-logo a,.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__url-logo a{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-flex:1 1 auto;-ms-flex:1 1 auto;flex:1 1 auto;-webkit-box-pack:end;-webkit-justify-content:flex-end;-ms-flex-pack:end;justify-content:flex-end;}/*!sc*/ By now, the pitcher was delivering actual throws, not lobs, and there was a catcher positioned to receive the throws. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-item--spotlight{background-color:#333333;}/*!sc*/ Perhaps thats the way we should all appraise the strangest rule in sports. .ggWmAj .sticky-header__header{grid-column:1 / span 8;}/*!sc*/ The Rules after a Dropped Third Strike. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__subnav{background-color:#ffffff;width:calc(100vw - 145px);}/*!sc*/ body.article{font-family:"proxima-nova","open Sans","Helvetica","Arial",sans-serif;background-color:#ffffff;line-height:1.5;}/*!sc*/ Except that the game that we love is not called bat ball or pitch ball; its called baseball. If the ball hits the 16. fastpitch is right ANY dropped 3rd strike swinging or not counts as a dropped 3rd. [hidden]{display:none;}/*!sc*/ In the third inning, Sam Haggerty struck out but reached base on a wild pitch. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item--inner .p-icon *{fill:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ .hHLkAw input::placeholder{color:#aaaaaa;}/*!sc*/ When there are less than two outs, a batter is not allowed to run to first base on a dropped third strike because first base is occupied. However, if there are two outs, a batter is allowed to run to first base on a dropped third strike. 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