The first time you watch it, you may grimace seeing a softball player pegged in the head with a ball at short range by a catcher’s throw. Then questions come up. Should the catcher or her coach have ...

Royals second baseman/outfielder Whit Merrifield leads Major League Baseball with 17 stolen bases. During the Royals’ 8-1 loss to the Angels on Tuesday night, it appeared that Merrifield had gotten No ...

The New York Mets managed to turn a highly unusual double play during Wednesday's tilt against the Minnesota Twins after the umpire called for batter's interference. Tylor Megill was on the mound for ...

A big five-run fifth inning gave the Royals a seemingly comfortable lead during Monday’s 10-5 win against Pittsburgh. But the Pirates struck right back, pushing a run across to cut the deficit to ...

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker was ejected and first baseman Matt Olson was tossed for the first time in his MLB career on Saturday for arguing a batter’s interference call in ...

SAN DIEGO — Zack Greinke’s incredible night at the plate and on the mound was overshadowed somewhat after Manny Machado was involved in an unusual batter’s interference call. Greinke hit a career-best ...

Wednesday’s series finale between the Mets and Houston Astros had it all. There were 18 combined runs, 16 combined walks, a catcher’s interference, plenty of fielding errors and one batter ...

ATLANTA -- Braves manager Brian Snitker and first baseman Matt Olson were ejected from Saturday's game against Pittsburgh for arguing with umpires about a batter's interference call. Olson was tossed ...

Catcher’s interference is a rule that dates back over a century in Major League Baseball (MLB), designed to protect the batter’s right to a fair swing at a pitch. The rule emerged in the 1900s as part ...

When catcher interference occurs, the umpire will allow the play to progress because the outcome of the play may be more desirable than the interference. In that case, the offensive manager can elect ...