This will actually ruin baseball if not addressed Go back to no rule let there be collisions - MLB fans up in arms against obstruction rule after Guardians Austin Hedges is called for blocking home plate × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Baseball MLB Feature This will actually ruin baseball if not addressed Go back to no rule let there be collisions - MLB fans up in arms against obstruction rule after Guardians Austin Hedges is called for blocking home plate By Thomas Gamba-Ellis Modified 18 Aug 2022 Follow Us Comment Share The home plate obstruction rule continues to cause controversy with yesterday's Austin Hedges/Javier Baez overturned out the latest debate. During the Cleveland Guardians versus Detroit Tigers game yesterday, catcher Austin Hedges was involved in a controversial call behind the plate. Tigers shortstop Javier Baez was initially called out at the plate as it appeared Hedges tagged him. However, the call was ruled in violation of the new obstruction rule, and the run scored. Jomboy Media@JomboyMediaAfter appearing to get Javy Baez out at the plate, replay overturned the call due to Austin Hedges blocking the plate3273112After appearing to get Javy Baez out at the plate, replay overturned the call due to Austin Hedges blocking the plate https://t.co/TUsJj4WJPK The Guardians ended up losing the game 4-3, partly owing to the call reversal. The play happened with two outs in the first inning. With Baez out, the inning should have ended. Instead, Kerry Carpenter hit a two-run shot the next at-bat, putting Cleveland down 3-0 in the first. Stevie Franchise@griffy360@JomboyMedia Are you kidding me!! Just seeing this play now. This was absolutely ATROCIOUS. What is hedges supposed to do here differently?3@JomboyMedia Are you kidding me!! Just seeing this play now. This was absolutely ATROCIOUS. What is hedges supposed to do here differently? Joshua Chappie@jdcchap02@JomboyMedia This was easily the worst one called so far. Baez was already sliding on the outside 2882@JomboyMedia This was easily the worst one called so far. Baez was already sliding on the outside After that three-run debacle in the first, the Guardians put up a run in the bottom of the inning. The Tigers put up one more in the third, but then went scoreless for the remainder of the game. Cleveland tried to make a comeback by scoring in the seventh and eighth innings but ultimately fell short. Before the obstruction rule was implemented in 2014, catchers were allowed to block the plate, and runners could truck the catcher. However, many argued that it risked too much injury for the players. Now, a runner cannot run into the catcher, and the catcher must give the runner a clear path to the plate. Alex Toth@TothTime12@JomboyMedia This will actually ruin baseball if not addressed4151@JomboyMedia This will actually ruin baseball if not addressed KennyGoo@KennyGoo@JomboyMedia Catcher was blocking the plate before they had the ball. Not sure what the runner is supposed to do if they don't have a path to the plate?3@JomboyMedia Catcher was blocking the plate before they had the ball. Not sure what the runner is supposed to do if they don't have a path to the plate? https://t.co/2h6n3Qenlz This is where things get controversial, because it appears that the clear path rules vary by umpire. Some are more lenient than others. This then confuses fans watching the game, and no one fully understands. TheRealSeigeRootz@Seige_Rootz@JomboyMedia Posey and Utley rules need to go. If you want the smoke stay in if not get out of the way.7@JomboyMedia Posey and Utley rules need to go. If you want the smoke stay in if not get out of the way. Matt Kierstead@MattKierstead@JomboyMedia This is the epitome of rules gone wild. The catcher did everything he was supposed to which is why the play was so close. Baez had a clear path to the plate. We see more blocking of the bag by middle infielders than this. Don’t root for either team but this is a bad call.@JomboyMedia This is the epitome of rules gone wild. The catcher did everything he was supposed to which is why the play was so close. Baez had a clear path to the plate. We see more blocking of the bag by middle infielders than this. Don’t root for either team but this is a bad call. Nick Thornton@Nlckth0rnton35@TothTime12 @JomboyMedia Go back to no rule, let there be collisions262@TothTime12 @JomboyMedia Go back to no rule, let there be collisions Now, Austin Hedges is not the only catcher this has happened to this season. Fans want it addressed, because it can cost games. Austin Hedges is one of many catchers affected by rule Boston Red Sox v Cleveland Guardians Earlier this week, the San Diego Padres were victims of the same overturn. In the seventh inning in a game against the Washington Nationals, a call at the plate got overturned in Washington's favor. This ultimately caused San Diego to lose a crucial game to the Nationals. Anthony Juza@JuzaAnthony@JomboyMedia @brandomaha I feel this one is even worse than the one the other day.3@JomboyMedia @brandomaha I feel this one is even worse than the one the other day. Thinking NYY@ThinkingNYY@JomboyMedia A lot of these lately it seems. I agree with the overturn on this one. C's left foot is planted in foul territory and body is in fair when receiving the throw. Throw pulled him to fair territory so he shouldn't have been in foul territory until he had possession.5@JomboyMedia A lot of these lately it seems. I agree with the overturn on this one. C's left foot is planted in foul territory and body is in fair when receiving the throw. Throw pulled him to fair territory so he shouldn't have been in foul territory until he had possession. Major League Baseball should look into the logistics of this rule a little bit more. If they are going to keep the obstruction rule, every umpire needs to enforce it with the same consistency. There should be zero gray area when it comes to a rule in baseball. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Jodi Whisenhunt × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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