E110 - Plate Blocking Rule Results in Giants Run, Melvin's Ejection After Catcher's Out Overturned
3B Umpire Manny Gonzalez ejected Padres manager Bob Melvin for arguing a Replay Review decision overturning an initial out call at home because San Diego catcher Gary Sanchez illegally blocked San Francisco runner Blake Sabol's path to home plate. Report: https://www.closecallsports.com/2023/...
Unlike the Rangers play which we felt was the incorrect call, we explain why based on the rule about plate blocking (collisions at home plate), this call in San Francisco to overturn HP Umpire Quinn Wolcott's initial out call to a violation on the catcher (and thus reversal to safe) was proper.
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