PBUC Interpretations

The following are authorized interpretations from Cris Jones, Instructor/Evaluator on the staff of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues. Any league that recognizes the interpretations in the NAPBL Umpire Manual would also recognize these interpretations


Tagging a base with an empty glove

Accidental batted ball; out of the box

Overrun first base on a walk?

Return from dugout to touch Home Plate?

On appeals for a missed first base by batter-runner

Fielder traps ball in his armpit

Batter-runner knocks ball loose AFTER F3 tags the base

Batter enters the dugout after an uncaught third strike and never attempts to go to first


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