Collisions at home plate

The collisions at the home plate happen if the runners and catchers don’t see each other. Even more, the baserunner doesn’t have the right to initiate contact with the catcher. The umpires consider them in violation when they ignore the slide allowing ignore the violation. As the result, the ball becomes dead and the baserunner is out. Its colleagues return to the bases they occupied at the time of violation.

The catcher mustn’t block the runner’s path. But if it’s in possession, the blocking is legal as it received the throw. The runner is safe when the umpire notices the catcher violated this rule. It may out if the throw clearly beat it. The catchers give the sliding line to the runners and reduce the risk of the collision inside the home plate.