<Anchor> A
strange scene was played in American college baseball. The ball thrown by the pitcher suddenly disappeared and was found in the referee's pocket.
Byung-min Yoo.
<Reporter> The
ball thrown by the pitcher digs into the batter's body and suddenly disappears.
The bewildered catcher looks around, but the ball is nowhere to be seen, and when the batter motions for the third base runner to come home, the runner is only confused.
However, as if the referee noticed something, he called for time and pushed the runners forward one by one.
When the opposing team protests, he casually takes the ball out of his chest pocket.
The ball hit the catcher's mitt and went into the referee's pocket.
[Local broadcast: I have never seen a scene like this. I don't know which rule to apply.] A
strange situation that is not in the rules was recorded as 'a pitcher's fierce fight', and the referee recognized the runners' right to advance and arranged the happenings.
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This scene became a hot topic as I recalled the so-called 'pocket hole-in-one' from the Major Leagues two years ago.
At this time, the foul batted ball went straight into the referee's 'ball bag', and the referee's cleverness as if nothing happened, took the ball out and handed it to the catcher.
(Video editing: Lee Jung-taek)