The Harry Wendelstedt School for Umpires

100% of the students who qualified for the evaluation camp were placed out of PBUC. Additionally, 4 others have been called for placement from our school reserve list.

The Wendelstedt School Makes New Agreement

The Wendelstedt Umpire School will now be exclusively providing umpires for the Boise Independent League. This adds to the extensive list of independent leagues which The Wendelstedt School is responsible to provide umpires for.

Harry and Hunter Wendelstedt made history on

August 10, 1998 by being the first father and son

combo to umpire a Major League game together

 

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The purpose of the Harry Wendelstedt School for Umpires is to provide formal supervised training

for people to qualify for umpire positions in professional, college, high school, semi-pro, and sandlot baseball.

The Harry Wendelstedt Umpire School has trained more

Major League Umpires than any of the other schools, combined!

 

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Harry's Weekly Rules Review

 

 

R3, no one out, no count. The pitcher picks off R3 at third base and gets him in a rundown. After several turns between home and third base, the pitcher makes a dive towards R3 for a tag. He tags R3 just before he reaches the base, however, after falling to the ground, the ball falls out of his glove. What's the call?

We have received tons of emails regarding this play, in particular. Ultimately, this is a judgment decision as to whether the fielder held the ball long enough to show secure possession of the ball while in the act of tagging the runner. There is no "voluntary release" requirement, however, the WRMM says:

"A TAG is the action of a fielder in touching a base with his body, glove, or ball, while holding the ball securely and firmly in his hand or glove, showing complete control of the ball during the tag, or touching a runner with the ball, or with the hand or glove holding the ball, while holding the ball securely in his hand or glove, showing complete control of the ball during and immediately following [our emphasis] the touch of the runner."

If the umpire believes that the drop of the ball was a result of the tag action, the tag has not been completed, but is the umpire believes the drop of the ball was subsequent to the tag, the tag has been completed.

For the answer to this and many other rules questions, purchase the Wendelstedt Rules and Mechanics Manual. This newly updated version is now 340 pages, and includes several diagrams and pictures. You can purchase this manual by emailing us at admin@umpireschool.com.

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