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The drop third strike rule is such a weird rule in the game of baseball. The dropped third strike rule happens in baseball when a hitter strikes out, yet the catcher cant catch the pitch in the air. When the ball hits the ground on a third strike, the hitter has to run towards the first base. @media screen and (min-width:1024px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header[data-is-club],.mHQYb header.mlb-header[data-is-microsite]{background-image:linear-gradient( #002D72 50%, #041E42 50% );}}/*!sc*/ he intentionally interferes with the catchers attempt to field the ball after a third strike; his fair hit or foul (other than a foul tip which is not a third strike) is caught by a fielder, or such catch is prevented by a spectator reaching into the playing field; his fair fly, fair line drive or fair bunt in flight is intentionally dropped by an infielder with at least first base occupied and before there are two outs. It is fascinating not so much for the merit of the rule but for its survival.\n\nNo GutsMuths, no glory. .blUWSx .share-button__close{top:6px;left:5px;}/*!sc*/ .bZhBFV img{max-width:220px;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-item__link .icon__nav-item{margin-right:5px;width:10px;height:15px;-webkit-flex-shrink:0;-ms-flex-negative:0;flex-shrink:0;}/*!sc*/ @media (min-width:500px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__secondary-logos{-webkit-flex-basis:60%;-ms-flex-preferred-size:60%;flex-basis:60%;}}/*!sc*/ If the umpire is uncertain who would have been played on, the runner closest to home shall be called out; or. data-styled.g146[id="Styles__StickyHeadline-sc-1wye7kw-2"]{content:"cHcHkC,"}/*!sc*/ .blLcNM .content .share-btn{-webkit-align-self:flex-end;-ms-flex-item-align:end;align-self:flex-end;margin-left:auto;min-width:32px;position:relative;top:-16px;}/*!sc*/ on a dropped third strike, he gives up by entering the bench or dugout area, or with two outs he does not attempt to reach first base before all infielders leave the diamond at the end of the half-inning; hits an infield fly and the infield-fly rule is in effect; enters the game as an illegal substitute and is discovered. If I can make a pitch thats so bad that the catcher cant catch it but you still swung at it, he joked, you probably shouldnt get to go to first base., Ah, but you do, thanks to Rule 5.05(a)(2), which states that the batter becomes a runner when 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., The rule echoes that timeless tune we sing in the middle of the seventh at ballparks across the country. If, in the judgment of the umpire, a runner including the batter-runner interferes in any way and prevents a double play anywhere, two shall be declared out (the runner who interfered and the other runner involved). Get free access to baseball forums, rules analysis and exclusive email content from current and former Major League Baseball players and umpires. .mHQYb .p-search__list{z-index:50;min-width:250px;border-radius:6px;-webkit-mask-image:-webkit-radial-gradient(#ffffff,#000000);}/*!sc*/ The oft-overlooked Orval Overall even did it in a World Series game, in 1908.\n\nSo overall (and Overall), the dropped third strike rule has given us some great trivia even if some of those involved dont even realize it.\n\nUtility man Gerardo Parra, for instance, had no idea that, until he signed with a Japanese team last offseason, he was the active Major Leaguer who had reached safely on the dropped third strike more than any other (10 times), according to the Elias Sports Bureau.\n\nThats a good note for me! he said when informed. .koKsQt{font-weight:600;}/*!sc*/ A member of the fielding team delivers the ball to a batter, who attempts to hit it. 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New rules confined outs on fair balls to catches on the fly, not on one bounce. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top .header__nav-top__button-menu--icon span:nth-child(4){top:16px;}/*!sc*/ Batter Drops Bat, Ball Rolls into the Bat then Trickles into Foul Territory. .fvEQJr{bottom:0;left:0;position:absolute;right:0;top:0;}/*!sc*/ To them, the dropped third strike is a bit of a gut punch.\n\nYoure excited, Romo said. .mHQYb .p-search-item{display:block;background-color:#ffffff;font-family:'mlb-primary','Helvetica Neue','Helvetica','Arial', sans-serif;}/*!sc*/ .gkgVOa{display:inline-block;width:100%;height:auto;position:relative;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__secondary-logos > *{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-flex:1 1 auto;-ms-flex:1 1 auto;flex:1 1 auto;-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;-webkit-box-pack:center;-webkit-justify-content:center;-ms-flex-pack:center;justify-content:center;}/*!sc*/ The third strike was this weird hybrid of fair and foul, taking on certain aspects of each. Nobody is seriously questioning whether the rule ought to exist. does not retouch his base before a fielder tags him out or holds the ball while touching such base after any situation (8-2-1,2-3and2-4). But every so often, the batter was able to evade the out and overcome his own inability to make contact by reaching base.\n\nSound familiar?\n\nFast forward half a century, and the New York Knickerbocker Base Ball Club put its rules to writing in 1845. .ebrWqN:-moz-loading{color:#f3f3f3;}/*!sc*/ And by virtue of perhaps the strangest rule in professional sports, Calhoun was able to sprint to first unaffected by the otherwise ineffectual nature of his at-bat. data-styled.g120[id="headlinestyle__HeadlineWrapper-sc-1ccyctx-0"]{content:"jDETbc,"}/*!sc*/ ","type":"markdown"}],"storyType":"news","subHeadline":null,"summary":"Orioles ace John Means threw a no-hitter against the Mariners on Wednesday, and the only thing preventing him from a perfect game was a strikeout? 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