It’s one of the main adjustments I’ve made this year and my receiving has been significantly better than it’s been in a long time and that’s the main reason. “Just trying to get closer to the hitter, closer to home plate,” Hedges said. Robert, Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani and Oakland rookie Esteury Ruiz have drawn the most catcher interference calls, followed by Houston outfielder Kyle Tucker with four and Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Jason Heyward at three.
1 among catchers in deserved runs prevented and catching defense added, according to Baseball Prospectus, and Rogers is among the league leaders in each category. Pittsburgh’s Austin Hedges, Detroit’s Jake Rogers and San Francisco’s Blake Sabol are tied for the major league lead with four interference calls apiece.
One of the biggest factors in the increase is pitch-framing metrics that look favorably on catchers that receive the ball closer to the plate. The hitter is marked down for a plate appearance but not an at-bat, and reaching first doesn’t affect the player’s on-base percentage. If the interference call is accepted, the catcher is charged with an error. When catcher interference is called, the play is allowed to continue in case the outcome is more advantageous for the offensive team than the interference. It happens most often when a hitter gets a piece of the catcher’s glove with his bat. Under MLB’s catcher interference rule, the batter is awarded first if any fielder interferes with him during a pitch.
And even we slowed one down in the dugout the other day, and I mean it just barely missed his glove. “I’ll yell at him, ‘Hey, it looks pretty close,’” Ross said. So we have to be aware of them.”Ĭhicago Cubs manager David Ross, another former catcher, said he has pointed out a couple of close calls to Yan Gomes, one of his backstops. “Some guys light it up pretty good, I’m talking about the hitters. “We try to pinpoint which guys that, yeah, we have to be careful with that could bring a catcher’s interference,” said Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy, a former big league catcher. The increase has caught the attention of players and managers around the league. Since 1974, the highest single-season total for catcher interference calls is 74 last year, followed by 62 in 2021. The 2020 season started on July 23 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The number was 35 through June 29 in 2021 and 30 in 2019, according to Sportradar. Through Thursday’s big league games, there have been 57 catcher interference calls, up from 38 at the same point last year. It has happened to Robert five times already this season, and he is far from alone. The end result is often interference, putting Robert on first base and handing an error to the catcher. “I think that’s the reason why in my case.” “When I do that, the catchers, they might think that I am not swinging (for) the ball and they try to reach the ball while I am swinging,” Robert said through a translator. lets the ball run deep into the strike zone sometimes. The Boston Red Sox’s Reese McGuire, right, gestures to first base on catcher interference in front of the New York Yankees’ Kyle Higashioka, second from left, allowing the Red Sox’s Alex Verdugo to score in the fourth inning of the second game of a doubleheader earlier this month in Boston.ĬHICAGO - Trying to make the most of his powerful swing, White Sox slugger Luis Robert Jr.
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