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Metro Richmond Officiating Service

Play of the Week (You Make the Call)

May 2, 2008

Play: Batter B1 hits for extra bases and while running for 3^rd base, she intentionally removes her batting helmet. Which of the following statements are true?

a. The ball is immediately dead.

b. The ball remains alive.

c. The ball is delayed dead.

d. B1 is immediately out.

e. B1 is out at the end of playing action.

f. B1 is not out.

g. B1 is not out unless her team was previously warned.

h. The umpire will issue a team warning and the next offender will be restricted to the dugout for the remainder of the game.

Last Week’s Play

Play: Pitcher takes the mound in the top of the first inning wearing a first-baseman’s mitt that is half pink and half tan. Umpire rules that the mitt is illegal.

Is the umpire correct?

Ruling: The umpire is incorrect. Gloves may be a maximum of two colors. The ENTIRE glove cannot be white, gray, or optic yellow. Rule 1-4-2.

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