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Should a spectator reach out on the playing field side of such fence, railing or rope, and plainly prevent the fielder from catching the ball, then the batsman should be called out for the spectator’s interference.
MLB Official Rules
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In running to any base, while trying to avoid being tagged out, the runner runs more than three feet left or right from a direct line between the base and the runner’s location at the time a play is being made.

“When Runners Are Out” (NCAA rule 8-5-a)

MLB rule 7.08(a)(1) [pdf] doesn’t contain the “left or right” language.

In my day, if the catcher had the plate blocked there were only two options: take the out or slam the poor bastard so hard he dropped the ball. No gymnastics allowed.

baseball player makes a Superman leap over catcher (via aashah1986)

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[N]o team is scheduled off days on any day of the week except Mondays and Thursdays. Therefore, every day of the regular season that is not a Monday or a Thursday will have every team playing, barring unscheduled postponements and the all star break.
Major League Baseball schedule - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ban McGwire from baseball

Apparently we’re not so much mad that McGwire used steroids for all those years—because anyone paying attention already knew that—we’re mad that he finally told the truth about it.

Mark McGwire deserves a ban from baseball more than any sympathy.

I tend to disagree, but an understandable opinion.

If McGwire’s admissions can serve any good now, it would be to prompt other steroid users to come clean. Confession is not only good for the soul, it would be very good for the game to get it all out now, once and for all.

Wait. What?

Maybe I’m missing something, but I’m pretty sure “Ban McGwire from baseball” and “prompt other steriods users to come clean” are mutually incompatible.