Umpire Exam Questions and Answers Fully Solved

Umpire Exam Questions and Answers Fully Solved Are the Hands considered part of the bat? No If a batted ball hits the plate first, is it a foul ball? No If a pitch hits the ground, then hits the batter, and the batter did not swing, is the batter entitled to first base? Yes Must the batter turn to his right when returning to first base after a safe hit? No When a fielder throws the ball out of play, are the runners awarded the base the were going to, plus one? No At all levels of play, the runner must slide if the defensive player is fielding the ball on a close play, or has the ball False If a fielder is blocking the base path before he catches a throw, is this always interference? No The shortstop has the ball much too far from the runner advancing from second base to tag him. The runner zig zags 6 feet to each side of the base line as he retreats to second base. Is he out for running out of the baseline? No An outfielder makes a running catch, takes 4 steps after catching the ball, falls down, rolls over and stands up, then drops the ball. Is the batter out? No When the infield fly rule is in effect, is the batter automatically out if he hits a pop-fly in the infield? Yes If the umpires can declare infield fly, but the fielder drops the ball, can the runners advance? Yes If the base coach slaps hands with a runner as he passes while the ball is alive, is the runner out? No As the batter rounds third after hitting a homerun, his teammates hug him and pat him on the back, should the runner be called out? No Runner advances a base on a pitch that was tipped by the batter and caught by the catcher, must the runner return to his original base? No In little league, may a coach or manager warm up the pitcher before the game starts? No In little league, must the catcher wear a helmet during pregame practice? Yes Two out, runners on first and second base. Batter hits single, runner on second scores, runner on first base missed second but reaches third. The defense properly appeals that missed second. Does the run count? No Bases full, two out, batter walks. Catcher throws ball to first baseman, ball gets by him into right field. All runners on base score with the batter reaching second. The defense appeals that the batter-runner missed first. The umpire agrees and calls him out. How many runs score? 0 Runner goes far out of the base line to avoid a fielder trying to field a fair-batted ball. Umpire declares the runner out. Wrong One out, runners on first and second. Batter hits a pop fly between third and home, the umpire calls "infield fly if fair," the fielder under the ball, lets the ball strike the ground untouched in foul territory, the ball then then rolls into fair territory. The umpire rules an infield fly and declares the batter out. Right Runners on second and third, two out, batter hits a clean double and is thrown out attempting to stretch it into a triple. However, the runner who started on second left before the ball reached the plate. How many runs count? None Runner going from second to third bumps into the shortstop who was standing in the base path without the ball. The third baseman, who fielded the ball, comes over and tags the runner with the ball. Is the runner out? No A batter with two strikes is hit on fist while swinging at the pitch. Is he out? He is out The player listed third in the batting order bats when the number two batter should have been up. He gets a double. The defense appeals that he was the wrong batter. The umpire calls number two out and puts number three up to bat. Right There is no limit on the number of pitchers used in a game True A pitcher in the majors removed from the mound can return to pitch later in the game False A 14 year old throws 20 pitches in a game. He can pitch the next day True A 12 year old throws 51-65 pitches in a game. He will need at least 3-calender days rest True If a pitcher reaches a day of rest threshold while facing a batter, the pitcher will be required to observe the calendar days of rest for the threshold reached if they complete that at-bat True Any player who has played the position of catcher in 4 or more innings is not eligible to pitch on that calendar day True