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Baseball Officials Training Day 2

Baseball Officials Training Day 2. North Texas Independent Sports Officials. 3.01 – Umpires need to check condition of field and players equipment,especially bats

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Baseball Officials Training Day 2

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  1. Baseball Officials TrainingDay 2 North Texas Independent Sports Officials

  2. 3.01 – Umpires need to check condition of field and players equipment,especially bats 3.01(b) – all playing lines are marked and correct. This includes fair/foul lines and 45 foot runner’s lane and batters boxUmpires must address any problems at time of plate meeting Rule 3.00Game Preliminaries

  3. Rule 3.00Game Preliminaries • 3.01(c,d) – Umpire shall get game balls from the appropriate source and verify that they are regulation • 3.01(e) – governs replacement of ballsRemember, no balls to be put into play unless ball is dead. See rule 5.11 • 3.02 – Rules governing intentional ball damage. Foreign substance.

  4. Rule 3.00Game Preliminaries • 3.03 – Player substitution • 3.04 – Courtesy runners not allowed. This is a professional rule; leagues may wave parts of this rule • 3.05 – Pitcher substitution • 3.06 to 3.08 – Notification of substitution to Umpire-in-Chief

  5. Rule 3.00Game Preliminaries • 3.10 c - Umpire sole judge as to playing field conditions due to weather. Need 30 minutes after play suspension to call game. Leagues may vary this rule • 3.11 – Umpire in charge of ground crews and can order the playing field made fit for play

  6. Rule 3.00Game Preliminaries • 3.12 – From rule 2.00, requires “Time” to suspend play, “Play” to resume play, between ball is dead • 3.13 – Umpire to request Home manager for any special rules, e.g. overthrows, etc. • 3.14 – Umpire to require no equipment on the field

  7. Rule 3.00Game Preliminaries • 3.15 – Umpires to allow only players or league authorized personnel on field • 3.16 – Spectators interference causes ball to be dead immediately; umpires to impose penalties to nullify interference. There is no mandatory award here.

  8. Rule 3.00Game Preliminaries • 3.17 – Umpires shall not allow any others in dugout except team members

  9. Rule 4.00Starting and Ending Game • 4.02 – Umpire to call “Play” to begin game • 4.03(a) – All players must be in fair territory, except catcher to make ball “live”. Intentional base on balls requires catcher to be in his box at time of pitch • Can catcher leave his box prior to pitch?

  10. Rule 4.00Starting and Ending Game • 1st baseman has one foot in and one foot out of fair territory. Is this legal • 4.03(b) – Pitcher must be on his plate prior to ball being put into play. Hidden ball trick • 4.03(c) – Location of fielders on field. Can centerfielder play a 2nd shortstop?

  11. Rule 4.00Starting and Ending Game • 4.05 – Requirements of base coaches. Must be in uniform, and remain in the coaches box at all times. Exception, during urging to continue running, etc. as long as he does not interfere. Box is 10’ by 20’ and 15’ from foul line • 4.06 – Inciting, language, touching Umpire, calling “Time” to trick opposing

  12. Rule 4.00Starting and Ending Game • 4.07 – Team member ejection, must leave field immediately, “well removed” from play • 4.08 – Umpires to give warning if players show violent disapproval of an umpires decision • 4.09(a) – How a run is scored

  13. Rule 4.00Starting and Ending Game • 4.10 – What is a regulation game • 4.12 – Suspended games • 4.13 – Double headers • 4.14 – Umpire to require lights on whenever in his opinion, darkness makes further play hazardous • 4.15 – Forfeited game rules

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