Odd Rules in Baseball
Baseball can be a confusing sport at times and there are some rules that can make it even more complicated. For example, a rule that comes out of nowhere for the offense sometimes is and advancing runner rule. If the ball gets lodged in the umpires’ paraphernalia, the base runner gets to advance, even if they weren’t trying to. This doesn’t make any sense and should be the other way around. If the ball gets stuck on or in the umpire, the base runners should have to stay still or return to their base if they stole. This rule doesn’t seem that big and seems like it wouldn’t impact a game significantly but there are rules that can change the outcome of a game.
There are some rules, which if you don’t follow, could cost your team to lose the game. One such rule is that if a fielder intentionally hits a fair batted ball with their cup, mask, or any other part of their uniform, the base runners automatically advance three bases including the batter. This rule could literally change the outcome of an entire game because if they have people on base, then they automatically get the runners in and get a base runner on third base. Another one that has the ability to change the outcome of a game is the hit stealing rule. This rule states that if a runner from third is stealing home on a pitch and gets hit by the pitch, the runner is safe and any base runners advance one base. These rules seem a little weird because we are used to modern and the already well known game of baseball. But before the league and game became more modernized, there were way stranger rules.