Is the baseball section a popularity contest with cliques and unimportan baseball questions OR...in the detail?

It happened most famously to Jose Canseco and yes its a home run. If a fielder catches the ball on a fly and drops it while transferring it to his throwing hand does the catch still count? Yes it does it often occurs during botched double plays but also when an outfielder catches a fly ball.

A tie at first goes to the fielder or the runner? The runner is safe on a tie. Is there a concrete rule for check swing strikes?

No, the umpires call it by whether the batter intended to hit the ball or not. Is the pitcher allowed to fake a pitch to the mound with runners on base? No, that's a balk obviously.

Can a batter ever be automatically out on a ball hit into play? Yes, if an infield fly is called. If the batter hits the ball and it stays on home plate is it fair or foul?

I'm pretty sure it's foul. Can a ball that goes into foul territory still be fair? Yes if it rolls back into fair territory before it goes past any bases.

Hopefully those help.

Yes, if the strikeout pitch is wild and the batter reaches 1st base before the catcher can tag him or throw him out.

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