Catcher’s interference is a rule that dates back over a century in Major League Baseball (MLB), designed to protect the batter’s right to a fair swing at a pitch. The rule emerged in the 1900s as part ...

When catcher interference occurs, the umpire will allow the play to progress because the outcome of the play may be more desirable than the interference. In that case, the offensive manager can elect ...

The Boston Red Sox made the wrong kind of baseball history against the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night, becoming the first team in some 50 years to lose a game on a walk-off catcher's ...

PHILADELPHIA — Edmundo Sosa's teammates on the Philadelphia Phillies mobbed him beyond first base after a 3-2, walk-off win over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night. Subscribe to read this story ...

Walking off on a catcher's interference is one of those feats in MLB that is as scarce as can be. Since 1920, only one team had walked off on a catcher's interference to end a game prior to the ...

The Philadelphia Phillies pulled off a wild win over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night, thanks to a walk-off that Major League Baseball hasn’t seen in more than 50 years. The Phillies escaped with a ...

There might be 162 games in every MLB regular season, but a big reason fans tune in every night is because there's a chance something new will be seen at any moment. Exhibit A: Many Boston Red Sox ...

The Reds missed a chance to tie the game in the 10th inning May 13 after a controversial fan-interference call.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — For the third time in less than a month, the Philadelphia Phillies were on the positive end of a catcher's interference call. In the first inning of their game Tuesday against the ...

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