Catcher Gary Sanchez LEGALLY Blocked Elly De La Cruz From Scoring on Confirmed Out Call...Rule Recap
· 01.07.2023 · 03:56:22 ··· ··· Saturday ·· 6 (6)
CloseCallSports Padres catcher Gary Sanchez blocked Reds baserunner R3 Elly De La Cruz's pathway to home plate before possessing the ball, so why did replay confirm HP Umpire Jeff Nelson's out call instead of awarding a Reds run due to a violation of the home plate collision rule? Article: https://www.closecallsports.com/2023/06/yes-catcher-can-block-plate-with-drawn.html
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It turns out Official Baseball Rule 6.01(i)(2), also known as the home plate collision rule, has a very specific exception to the standard plate blocking safe call that one might ordinarily expect in such a situation: "...It shall not be considered a violation of this Rule 6.01(i)(2) if the catcher blocks the pathway of the runner in a legitimate attempt to field the throw (e.g., in reaction to the direction, trajectory or the hop of the incoming throw, or in reaction to a throw that originates from a pitcher or drawn-in infielder)."
Accordingly, Padres shortstop Xander Bogaerts was indeed a drawn-in infielder when he fielded Reds batter Nick Senzel's infield ground ball and, thus, catcher Sanchez was legally allowed to block De La Cruz from scoring, even though he didn't yet have the baseball in his mitt.
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