August 10, 2026

SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle:

A place to discuss the sports stories that aren't making news, share links that aren't quite front-page material, and diagram plays on your hand. Remember to count to five Mississippi before commenting in anger.

posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 3 comments

Rule 5.09(c)(4) came into play tonight in the Toronto vs Boston baseball game tonight.

posted by tommybiden at 10:05 PM on August 10, 2026

The rule showed up on one of the annual rules exams in NH. The situation is also covered in the high school case book. Wait, what? 4 outs in an inning? At least some of the Jays, as well as the Red Sox were also confused by the incorrect scoreboard. Had Toronto stayed on the field after the out was recorded at 1st base, they could have executed a dead ball appeal at 3rd base, claimed a 4th out, and the run would not have counted.

posted by Howard_T at 09:28 AM on August 11, 2026

CloseCallSports digs into the situation.

posted by NoMich at 05:33 PM on August 11, 2026

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