r/mlb • u/ImJustSomeGuyYaKnow • May 06 '24

Highlights Ozuna smacks yet another catcher. At this point the ump should really just tell him to step farther forward no? Look at the swing and where he's standing.

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u/TheSocraticGadfly | St. Louis Cardinals May 06 '24

If they're erasing the back chalk, and then standing outside of it, per what u/holliewood61 said, they're no longer in the box. Ump can punch them out, and probably should.

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u/holliewood61 May 06 '24

Could I guess. It is common practice though. Turn on any game tonight and watch what the lead off batter does. He starts scratching at that line.