Grand Slam Celebration called out

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Player hits grand slam over the fence. Batter gets called out at home because of celebratory high fives as batter rounded third and prior to touching home plate by coaches and dugout players. That was the explanation from the umpire. No bases were missed. Batter did not get assisted home. The opposing team’s appeal was that several dugout players touch home plate before the batter did. That is not the explanation given by the umpire, however it would make more sense to be called out for touching home before the runner than being called out for giving high fives. Can anyone give an explanation?
 
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Jun 22, 2008
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Coach needs to learn the word protest. This comes up several times a year, it is not illegal to touch a player before they touch home plate on a home run.
 

MTR

Jun 22, 2008
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Player hits grand slam over the fence. Batter gets called out at home because of celebratory high fives as batter rounded third and prior to touching home plate by coaches and dugout players. That was the explanation from the umpire. No bases were missed. Batter did not get assisted home. The opposing team’s appeal was that several dugout players touch home plate before the batter did. That is not the explanation given by the umpire, however it would make more sense to be called out for touching home before the runner than being called out for giving high fives. Can anyone give an explanation?

It is a terrible ruling that occurs every now and then. But my question has always been what the hell are the players doing out there before play is complete. There are no points, credits or positive for timely celebrations.
 

Top_Notch

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Dec 18, 2014
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I watched at an ASA tournament where the rules stated no celebrations. Girl jacked a homerun and was greeted by her teammates at home. Protest...and she was called out.

Same tournament, a walk off home run with bags juiced for the game winner. Protested the celebration at home, but the runners before the batter were called safe, batter was called
out. Game winning home run even though she was called out. (Not sure they had that call right or not).

My point, there were specific rules published about celebrations. Give the opposing coach credit, he read the rules.
 
Jun 12, 2015
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Side note: I think a coach who would protest a kid's homerun over a high five should find something else to do with his free time besides coaching. That's so petty and awful IMO, whether the ump gets the ruling right or not.
 
May 1, 2018
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Side note: I think a coach who would protest a kid's homerun over a high five should find something else to do with his free time besides coaching. That's so petty and awful IMO, whether the ump gets the ruling right or not.

I'm with you here. I'm not taking away a girls homerun over a high five.
 

2br02b

Trabant swing
Jul 25, 2017
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Appeal away. That kid will still get the respect when she goes up to bat next time.

This weekend, smallest kid on our team, one hopped one to the fence at the 250 feet sign. Would have been a home run on a proper field. The fielders were playing her almost at the edge of the grass and she was able to make it all the way around the bases standing up before they got the ball in. Opposing coach appealed her missing home plate - ump agreed and called her out. Fine - it happens.

The next day, she told me the best thing that happened all weekend was in the next game - i.e. not the "dinger". It was a different opponent, but they had watched us play. When she went up to bat, the coach yelled to his fielders to take a step back...
 

MTR

Jun 22, 2008
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I'm with you here. I'm not taking away a girls homerun over a high five.

Not the umpire's call. S/he didn't write the rule, the people who took the teams' money and paying the umpires make that call.

There is a saying in the umpiring community the "local rules are made by fools". This rule substantiates that. :)
 
Feb 17, 2014
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Just follow the rules and you don't have to worry about it. Instead of being upset that the other team called you on the rules, be upset that your team didn't follow the rules.

Next time my team plays yours can my pitchers have 6 balls before there is a walk? Since we're not going to follow the rules... :D
 

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