I am a baseball umpire for a city league but just out of curiosity is a runner out if he is tagged accidently?
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I am an umpire too. Nice to see another official on the site. The answer to your question is NOT NECESSARILY. There are instances where he will be out, and there will be instances where he will not be out. I'm going to cite NCAA Men's rules here.In most cases, a runner is out if he is tagged purposefully and accidentally, as long as the tag is made legally. A tag (used in this sense) is defined as touching a runner with a glove, as long as the ball is secured and controlled by the fielder in that glove, or touching the runner with the non-gloved hand, as long as the ball is secured and controlled by the fielder in that hand. Let's assume a runner is at first base, a ball is hit to the second baseman, the second baseman charges in, retrieves the ball with his glove, and after he has squeezed the ball into his glove, and he's bringing his glove up to throw, by chance, he happens to hit the runner right in front of him (neither player had any idea the other was there), after which he records an out at first. In this situation, the runner is out and the batter is out (4-3 double play; second baseman is credited with a put out AND an assist, first baseman is credited with a put out).
There are situations where a tag (purposefully OR accidentally) does NOT result in an out -- a player is permitted to over-run first base, "If a batter-runner safely touches first base and then overslides or overruns it, the player immediately may return to first base without liability of being tagged out, provided no attempt to run to second was made. Also, if any base comes loose from its fastening when any runner contacts it, such a runner cannot be tagged out because the base slides away (see 1-7-b A.R.)."
Furthermore, if a tag (purposefully or accidental) immediately follows obstruction on said runner, the runner is not out. For instance, a batter bunts to the pitcher who throws wildly to first. The throw brings the first baseman towards homeplate, and the approaching runner, who is legally running in the baseline. The first baseman contacts the runner and in the process of falling after the collision, catches the ball and his gloved hand happens to fall on the runner with the ball in it. The runner here is NOT out, for he receives first base (and potentially second base, given the umpire's judgement) as a result of obstruction.
Lastly, if a previous call occurs (e.g.: batter's interference) and this offensive player is called out for this action, any subsequent action (and outs recorded) do not count.
In most cases you will encounter, a runner will be out if tagged accidentally, but exceptions (such as those detailed above) might occur without warning, so you will want to review the exceptions to this and to any rule in general.
As an aside... another responder above incorrectly stated above that getting hit by a pitch is "an automatic pass." This is not true. The batter must make a reasonable attempt to avoid this contact (in the umpire's judgement). There have been instances where umpires have called batters back to the plate for not getting out of the way, or leaning in to a pitch.
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How the heck did you get that job if you don't even know basic rules?OF COURSE HE'S OUT!
yeah if he is tagged while he is off the base no matter what he is out
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wow.don't tell your employer about that one hahahe's out
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that's like asking if somebody was hit by a pitch.do they still get an automatic pass
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As long as the runner is tagged by a player on the other team with the hand holding the ball, he is out. There is no requirement for the tag to be intentional.Who wore #2 for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1945?
Perhaps you should re-take your clinic...Of course he is out. It doesnt matter if he is tagged accidentally or on purpose. A tag is a tag, and and out.
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the runner is out if he's tagged and he's not in contact with any base. i've never heard though, in the history of baseball, a fielder say when tagging a runner "oops sorry, didn't mean to do that, it was an accident".What do you think of Selig letting players wear #42 on Jackie Robinson Day?
yeah,just like if you accidentally score it doesnt count.More Questions & Answers...