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Uploaded by on Dec 25, 2007

Baseball at its finest in Japan..
Here, the pitcher throws a called third strike, but the ball hit the ground, making it live. However, nobody noticed until the batter started rounding the bases and was eventually called safe at home with a HR by the umps.

It was a ludicrous mistake by the catcher not tagging the batter out which turned this K into an earned run.

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  • @officerdepfife You clearly dont' know your rules.

    Rule 6.05(b) “Legally caught” means in the catcher’s glove before the ball touches the ground.

    6.09 The batter becomes a runner when b) The third strike called by the umpire is not caught, providing (1) first base is unoccupied, or (2) first base is occupied with two out

    It hit the ground first, therefore it was not legally caught, therefore he is a runner.

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  • @MrShaqi25 The hand signal may have been only for strike 3, NOT for "out." Technically, it was strike 3. The batter then seems to be looking at his coach or manager, who tells him to run it around. They were beating the other team 5-0 early on. Looks like the losing manager was used to dumb stuff from his reaction.

  • @disaznboii19148 However, the rule also states "A batter who does not realize his situation on a third strike not caught, and who is not in the process of running to first base, shall be declared out once he leaves the dirt circle surrounding home plate."

    It's unclear whether he completely left the dirt circle because we do not see his feet, but the umpire could have called the batter out right then and there if he wished, as the batter did not initially attempt to run to 1B.

  • lol its like football he has to announce the call

  • rofl

  • this is why baseball is an american sport ..... AMERICA FUCK YEA

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  • i wonder if the umpire was talking shit

  • @officerdepfife takes a **** sucker to know if someones a **** sucker

  • @coolkidcater Rather be a moron than a **** sucker!

  • @officerdepfife ur a moron

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