What? I am not part of any problem. I've been the teacher FOREVER ....

The catcher's throw should have been to the "inside" of the bag... or left side.... so he has a clear throwing lane from his hand to the 1st baseman.

WHY? Because we never want the runner to be between us and the ball. For a number of reasons. Biggest reason being exactly what happened in this play - the ball hit the runner.

The runner was supposed to run to the right side of the foul line, helping create a clear throwing lane for the catcher. He didn't. He ran straight down the line and in fact, was a little bit to the left. By rule, he is out.

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Again - if the catcher thows the ball to the left of the bag, where he has been taught to throw to - none of this would have matter.

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Posted by NebraskaExPat

Member since Dec 2020

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Posted on 5/25/23 at 12:29 pm to financetiger38

From the baseball rules academy for high school coaches:

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As with any play in sports wherein the only people aware of a problem are the official watching for it and the players immediately affected, the crowd and announcers were stunned that someone had been called out. The ruling was upheld after video review.

Reflecting on this play, one NFHS leader stated that the running lane interference rule is the most-missed rule in high school baseball because coaches “go nuts” when it is called. Umpires are reluctant to go out on a limb and call the violation, knowing they can probably skate with a no-call. This negligence results in batter-runners doing whatever they want, not having been coached to stay within the running lane. Worst of all it results in an unfair situation for defensive players looking for a fair chance to put the batter-runner out.

This is not something new. Here is Mickey Mantle's 1960s home run, with the running lane clearly marked: