Stealing First Base In Professional Baseball ?
Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2019 12:38 pm
Somethings are just plain wrong. Is this one of them?
Excerpt from MLB Cut 4:
We see players steal second and third all the time. Every now and then, we even see wizards like Elvis Andrus steal home. But you can't steal first base. That's been true since the beginning of baseball, and until July 11, that remained the case.
However, the partnership between Major League Baseball and the independent Atlantic League expanded after the All-Star break with four new rules -- including an innovative new one that defied baseball convention:
"Batters may 'steal' first base on any pitch not caught in flight (the batter can be thrown out if he attempts to run)."
Put simply, if there is a wild pitch or passed ball with no runners on base, the batter is allowed to just go for it. He can steal first! Technically, it's scored as a fielder's choice, but the play is not limited to bloopers like Lloyd Moseby anymore.
https://www.mlb.com/cut4/baseball-playe ... first-base
Excerpt from MLB Cut 4:
We see players steal second and third all the time. Every now and then, we even see wizards like Elvis Andrus steal home. But you can't steal first base. That's been true since the beginning of baseball, and until July 11, that remained the case.
However, the partnership between Major League Baseball and the independent Atlantic League expanded after the All-Star break with four new rules -- including an innovative new one that defied baseball convention:
"Batters may 'steal' first base on any pitch not caught in flight (the batter can be thrown out if he attempts to run)."
Put simply, if there is a wild pitch or passed ball with no runners on base, the batter is allowed to just go for it. He can steal first! Technically, it's scored as a fielder's choice, but the play is not limited to bloopers like Lloyd Moseby anymore.
https://www.mlb.com/cut4/baseball-playe ... first-base