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The thread you are viewing hasn't been active in 438 days so you will not be able to post. We do recommend you starting a new topic to find out what's new in the world of umpiring. Umpire-Empire is the leading discussion forum for baseball umpires of all levels. Come join the discussion! I just looked up the difference between a foul tip ON STRIKE THREE caught by the catcher and a foul ball caught by any fielder.

Final Thoughts

The rule stated that the foul tip caught on strike three is an out and is a LIVE BALL. Now, let's keep going. There is a man on first base who advances as the pitch to t... On 8/27/2025 at 8:13 PM, West Coast Umpire said: This leaves a big gap in the umpire education system - the trickle-down effect of people going to pro school and then coming back to their amateur systems as instructors was huge. The loss is definitely bigger than the MILB pipeline. Spot on.

This is huge. It will impact all of us. NFHS rules. Offensive team pinch-hits for their pitcher.