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But it’s strike 3. Three strikes and you’re out. The runners aren’t out.

It’s such an awkward and counterintuitive rule. A decent amount of the time, the batter either forgets they can run, or doesn’t realize the ball is live.

And personally, I never felt like I belonged on base when I reached on a strikeout.
 
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But it’s strike 3. Three strikes and you’re out. The runners aren’t out.

When the ball get by or dropped by the catcher on strike three, the batter is not out until either tagged or thrown out at first.

The exception is when there are less than two outs and first base is occupied at the time the pitch is made. In that case, the batter is out.

Whether first base is occupied does not matter if the strikeout would be the third out. In that case, the batter would have to be tagged or thrown out at first.

Runners can always advance at their own risk as long as the ball is in play.
 
The point in baseball is to pitch it and catch it.

If a pitcher throws a great breaking ball, the batter whiffs, and it hits the plate and the catcher blocks on the bounce, everyone has done their job successfully, except the batter. Why does it make sense to require extra steps for the batter to be out?

And the thing is, it’s only situational. If there’s a guy on first, suddenly none of it makes any difference. Except if there’s 2 outs: then it matters again.

Why not just have the batter be out as soon as strike three is recorded? Why all this other nonsense?
 
If a pitcher throws a great breaking ball, the batter whiffs, and it hits the plate and the catcher blocks on the bounce, everyone has done their job successfully, except the batter. Why does it make sense to require extra steps for the batter to be out?

And the thing is, it’s only situational. If there’s a guy on first, suddenly none of it makes any difference. Except if there’s 2 outs: then it matters again.

Why not just have the batter be out as soon as strike three is recorded? Why all this other nonsense?

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If a pitcher throws a great breaking ball, the batter whiffs, and it hits the plate and the catcher blocks on the bounce, everyone has done their job successfully, except the batter. Why does it make sense to require extra steps for the batter to be out?

And the thing is, it’s only situational. If there’s a guy on first, suddenly none of it makes any difference. Except if there’s 2 outs: then it matters again.

Why not just have the batter be out as soon as strike three is recorded? Why all this other nonsense?

A great breaking ball doesn’t hit the plate. A great pitch is one that is whiffed and can be caught by the catcher.
 
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