Heim moved to catch the ball and applied a quick-sweep tag. Jankowski made a good play on the ball and came up throwing. The rule got its name by being imposed in response to the season-ending broken leg that Buster Posey suffered when Scott Cousins came off his line for the plate in an effort to knock the ball loose. Andrus, playing in his 1,199th career game, took second on the throw home and then raced home on Zach Remillard’s single to left. The rule, informally known as the ' Buster Posey rule' for his violent 2011 collision with Scott Cousins, has been in force since the start of the 2014 season and tweaked since. 202, singled through the right side to score both runners. With two outs, Andrus, who entered the game hitting. The new rule is destined to be known unofficially as the Utley Rule, much as the restriction against collisions at home plate is known as the Buster Posey Rule. Grant Anderson allowed a leadoff walk and then a single. Seager, who had three hits and a walk, drove in each of the Rangers’ final five runs for his first five-RBI game since 2019.Īlas, the Rangers didn’t make it out of the eighth. His two-run, two-out double in the eighth had provided their first lead of the night at 6-4. Seager effectively was the Rangers’ offense.
After getting the final out of the eighth, the Rangers went in order in the top of the ninth.Īnd besides, Corey Seager didn’t come up. MLB put in this rule after Giants catcher Buster Posey suffered a major ankle injury in a 2011 game when he tried to block the plate against Marlins outfielder Scott Cousins. Instead, it forced the Rangers’ back on to the field and effectively ended the game. Had the call stood, the inning would have ended and the teams would have gone to the ninth tied. In an attempt to place greater emphasis on player safety, the rule was adopted on an experimental basis for the 2014 season. MLB officials could not be reached Tuesday evening. After Reyburn ruled Andrus out, the White Sox challenged the call, which includes having replay officials look at both the safe-out rule and the possibility the catcher blocked the plate.Īccording to club officials, the explanation ultimately provided by Major League Baseball indicated Heim’s setup was illegal from the start and never provided the runner with a lane. He set up on the back corners of the plate and moved toward the ball, appearing to make the tag on Andrus’ hands or chest from behind the plate. Only Heim taking a throw from left fielder Travis Jankowski that was slightly up the third base side. A rash of collisions led to the rules changes, including provisions that made it mandatory for catchers to concede a clear pathway - a lane - to home plate. He was a firsthand witness to the root of 2014 rule changes designed first to protect catchers from catastrophic injuries like the season-ending one Posey suffered in 2011 while playing for the Giants. Did you know that Major League Baseball rule 7.
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