Dalton Rushing’s attempt reminded viewers of that earlier style, even if it no longer fits within the current rulebook.

Text from the Major League Baseball Umpire Manual on the rule covering the play in which Toronto catcher Russell Martin's ...

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 ...

“The Baseball Rule has never been a long-standing rule in Georgia,” plaintiff's counsel David Hughes of Hall Hirsh Hughes, told the Daily Report. “It's a rule that came out of the 1940s, and the game ...