re: Batter hit Garza glove off with the bat. Who’s fault?

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If the pitch out was the call... and the pitch wasn't far enough outside then Garza has to stay put and wait on it.

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That isn't the way a pitch out works. The catcher has to jump as the pitcher releases the ball. At that point Garza has to catch it or let it go to the backstop. Garza did everything right, and so did the batter. The pitcher blew it. Actually, there is an outside chance Garza did not give him the sign, which is a closed fist.

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Garza’s fault. Know the rules

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We could be talking semantics here, but while it was catcher's interference, it was not Garza'a fault. He went where the pitch took him.

There is a reason its called a pitch "out". The pitch is supposed to be far enough out where a batter standing in the batter's box cant reach it on a hit and run.

The pitcher missed his spot. It happens. SC was lucky enough to have hit and run on. Otherwise the batter does not swing, the runner is easily put out and the pitcher gets away with a poorly executed pitch out.

You step out to catch the pitch out. When the pitch instead goes over the plate and not in the other batters box where it's suppose to go you just let it be and hit the ump in the gonads and then proceed to walk to the pitcher to buy time for the ump to collect himself.

If the batter chooses to swing away then you're in a great position to field a grounder off the tip of the bat.

Catchers fault as longer as the hitter is in the box. I got my hand broke on a bad pitchout and the batter advanced

communication issue or pitchers fault in my opinion. Garza thought a pitch out. So either the sign was missed/wrong sign, or the pitcher threw inside instead of outside.

There is a catchers box for a reason

“Catcher interference” was one of my favorite little league moves.