PORT ST. LUCIE — In preparation for a rule that would ban home-plate collisions, Mets general manager Sandy Alderson was on the field providing instruction to his catchers on Friday. But it ...

The catcher can only block the plate when he is fielding the ball or has the ball already. Since that did not occur in the scenario you describe, the runner is awarded the base -- in this case ...

VIDEO: Call overturned when Russell Martin blocks plate on force out A runner was ruled safe because catcher Russell Martin was deemed to be blocking the plate on a force play.

A handmade license-plate frame with a putter or golf club going right up into a letter. Be advised, Officer Ramstead has pulled over violators. Fix-it tickets are the usual penalty. Not a big deal ...