The catcher is not permitted to block the runner's path to the plate unless he is in possession of the ball. The runner can be ruled safe if the umpire determines the catcher violated this rule.

Major League Baseball instituted a new rule (7.13) this season that was designed to protect catchers from dangerous and unnecessary collisions at home plate. The "Buster Posey Rule" -- as it has been ...

Just five games into his return from the IL, Corey Seager was held out of the lineup for the first two games of the Rangers' ...

BOSTON — This was not a scheduled off day, and now, the Rangers will hope that more won’t follow. Rangers shortstop Corey Seager is considered day-to-day after a home plate collision in Thursday’s win ...

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KUSA - The NFL isn't the only league taking a look at big time collisions and how they affect players. Normally baseball isn't considered a contact sport, but ask any catcher and he'll tell you: when ...

VIERA, Fla. — The representatives from Major League Baseball could start making their rounds any day now, traveling across Florida and Arizona in an attempt to explain the proposed removal of danger ...

Samuel Basallo is dealing with lingering effects from a play at the plate that helped the Orioles hang on for a 2-1 win over the Athletics on Sunday. The Orioles scratched the catcher from their ...

Unable to stop his momentum, Willson Contreras crashed into Twins catcher Victor Caratini on Saturday. That collision sent Cartini tumbling into the dirt. He got up immediately, visibly angry, and ...

The Texas Rangers will be without Corey Seager again, this time after the shortstop was placed on the seven-day concussion list on Monday. Seager was injured Thursday in a collision at home plate with ...