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Early examples of new NCAA HBP Rule

By UmpMatt Posted on March 6, 2019 Posted in Blog No Comments

Over the past few weeks, the NCAA’s new HBP rule has come into play in multiple games. On Tuesday, enforcement of the rule resulted in the final out of a game between the University of Texas and University of Texas …

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Balk or Not?

By UmpMatt Posted on March 5, 2019 Posted in Blog 4 Comments

Two videos of pitchers’ pickoff moves have sparked much conversation on Twitter in the past week. Check them out below and let us know on our Facebook page: Balk or Not? Picked off to END the game! 📹 @HailStateBBpic.twitter.com/lKmwe0zsgS — …

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Spring Training: Umpire rotation play

By UmpMatt Posted on March 1, 2019 Posted in Blog No Comments

MLB Spring Training is underway, which means members of the big league umpiring staff are getting back to work. Check out this interesting rotation play from the first week of games: No Umpire at Home Plate (Video) In a game …

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Video of the Day: Infield Fly… if fair

By UmpMatt Posted on December 20, 2018 Posted in Blog No Comments

Here is one that many of us may have to learn through experience… an infield fly that appears obviously fair may turn out to be anything but that. If a ball is hit in the air in front of the …

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Video of the Day: Hidden Ball Trick

By UmpMatt Posted on December 11, 2018 Posted in Blog No Comments

The hidden ball trick is a rarely seen play, but umpires have to be on top of it. In professional baseball, players might alert an umpire to what they are planning. At lower levels, especially in youth baseball, this is …

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Video of the Day: Walk-off balk

By UmpMatt Posted on December 5, 2018 Posted in Blog No Comments

We often hear casual fans refer to officials “swallowing the whistle” late in games, but that concept should not be in any umpire’s vocabulary. If a call would be made in the first inning it should be made in the …

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Video of the Day: Obstruction at third

By UmpMatt Posted on November 30, 2018 Posted in Blog 2 Comments

On Tuesday, we asked you to check out a classic infield fly rule debacle from 2003. We also asked if you, as the umpire, would need to make any corrections if you forgot to declare an infield fly during a …

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Video of the Day: Infield Fly Rule classic

By UmpMatt Posted on November 27, 2018 Posted in Blog No Comments

Yesterday on our Facebook page we heard what some of you are up to — enjoying the offseason, officiating another sport, or taking no offseason in sunny California! Whether you are on the field or looking ahead to next baseball …

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Looking back at historic World Series Game 3

By UmpMatt Posted on October 27, 2018 Posted in Blog No Comments

As most baseball fans already know, Game 3 of the 2018 World Series was the longest postseason game ever– 7 hours, 20 minutes. Any game featuring 18 innings figures to also feature some close plays for the umpires to officiate. …

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Video of the Day: Transfer at Second

By UmpMatt Posted on October 22, 2018 Posted in Blog 2 Comments

With the World Series set to kick off tomorrow night in Boston, let’s take a look back at Game 1 of the 2013 World Series at Fenway Park. In this video, 2B umpire Dana DeMuth initially calls Dustin Pedroia out …

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