You may have seen this scenario play out once or twice before - a batter hits a fair ball down the line and tries to turn his hit into a double. As he runs to second base, he slides feet first to...
Category: Base Running
The game of baseball contains some rules that are difficult to understand and the one rule I’ve noticed a lot of new players struggle with understanding is the tag up rule. When you’re a...
Anyone who has ever played baseball had to start off with learning the basic fundamentals of baseball. The issue most new players run into is the fundamentals of baseball are different depending on...
Although professional baseball players in the major leagues make baserunning look simple, there is a lot more to baserunning than simply running hard and fast. As someone who has played baseball...
At one point or another, all base runners will have to slide into a base. Base runners slide to give themselves a greater chance of being called safe at a base, but the one question a lot of base...
Every once in a while in a baseball game, baserunners have to dodge a batted ball that is hit directly at them. Most of the time baserunners avoid being hit out of instinct, but it’s very possible...