A Pro Player Explains The Rules Of Baseball 

I wrote down every piece of baseball lingo I could think of, it's downloadable here: danblewett.com/baseball-cheat-sheet/

24 minutes ago I didn't know anything bout baseball. This video was amazing man

There's absolutely no way to explain this any better. Finally, I understand the Baseball rules. Thank you so much! Cheers from Hamburg, Germany :)

Coming from a cricket background, the effort is appreciated. I wish a former cricketer could do this kind of video for people getting into cricket.

There are lots of videos to try to explain baseball. I think this is the best one.

Bro. You taught me the game so easily. I now understand baseball!!

Baseball is my all-time favorite sport, but I've never really understood or even have known all the rules. This video was extremely helpful!

As someone who knew nothing about baseball 25 minutes ago I thank you! Looks like a fun sport to watch and now I can!

Outstanding explanation... as a brazillian i'm used to easy to understand games like soccer, basketball and handball. I learned the fundamentals of football watching the NFL, playing Madden22 and watching youtube videos. Now i'm into baseball... it's a tricky game to grasp, but i'm absolutely in love with it. thank's for the amazing content. cheers from Brazil.

That's the fascinating part about Baseball, it may seem boring on the outside for many, but it's so deep!

Great video! Would love to see one on offensive roles such as the batting order, pinch hitters and runners, and rules on stealing bases

This is such a great video! I hope a ton of people find it and learn to appreciate what an awesome game baseball is! Thanks, Dan!

Thanks so much!! Never watched a baseball game in my life and honestly I still don't get it; will have to watch your vid a couple more times. But I was so surprised about the depth of the game (not much you have to know in soccer...). Can't wait to watch a couple games!

thank you SO much for making this!! my boyfriend has played baseball throughout his entire childhood & college & its still his favorite sport, but i am so clueless when it comes to sports lol. I just really want to be able to understand his interests more in depth! this is definitely helping me learn in an easy way!!!

I wish we had this sport at school when I was young in England.

Thanks for adding actual captions for the Deaf - makes clear explaination even better!

I'm a Brazilian guy...I played soccer junior leagues as a teen, up till I was 16, than I got into jiu jitsu and mma..today I am 31 and I saw a guy playing a game called MLB 24 ROAD TO THE SHOW...than I went and started seeing some real life highlights of real games. Now I just wanna learn this damn game IRL. Goddamit, I would trade my BJJ purple belt for the chance to have known this sport at an early age...

You seem like a really nice guy, who is really passionate about the sport. Thanks for this video, I had to get the rules straight again because I have not played baseball in a long time and I want to visit my first MLB game soon! ✌️

Great video! Love to see other people explaining the game to help players and coaches out!

Great video! Super helpful for understanding baseball.

I played ball in highschool, and I loved everything about the game. I played catcher and caught every game for my highschool team except for a single inning where I was moved to right field against a team that kept hitting fly doubles into right field that would get dropped by our younger outfielders, and I caught 3 hitters in a row to save us from complete humiliation in a 10-2 game. I wanted to play pro ball. I wanted to catch in the big game. I loved the teamwork between myself and the pitcher. I loved defending home plate and tagging runners. I loved the deception and trickery of the setup and the catch. And I was pretty good at it. Only one problem. I couldn't hit a ball to save my life. As a catcher I could follow that ball and snag it right in the pocket of my glove 99% of the time, but put a bat in my hand and I couldn't see the ball, where it was going, I couldn't tell when to swing, and I struck out 80% of my at-bats. The rest were either walks or lucky ground singles to left field. My point is, yeah man, you're spot on. Hitting a round ball with a round bat is one of the hardest things to do in sports. But I will forever love the game. It has everything. Luck, skill, strategy, tactics, drama, feuds and complete unpredictability. Baseball is the greatest.

Great video! I’d love to watch a video about the different pitching techniques with slow motion videos. From a pro pitcher, this would be gold! Thanks for the time you’re putting into these quality videos.

Finally I understand the rules of baseball. Thanks you Coach.

very good video. the fight between batter and pitcher is always interesting to watch. it makes the game of baseball.

This was very helpful thank you

Thank you! This is so helpful to me as I get into KBO :)

Legend. Thanks for explaining so clearly. I filled in my gaps

Thx for the help.

I've played and watched baseball all my life but never really looked into the rules. Baseball is, as you said, actually fairly complicated. Great video!

Best wishes from Brazil ! Thank u !! That helped a lot

Thank you so much =) Very nice video ,clear

this was very helpful because i am starting baseball today in my highschool

Thanks Coach Dan so much for the description/explanation! Very helpful! 🙂😊

I enjoy your videos. You progress through the rules nicely with good explanations. Easy to follow. Thank you

I am just transitioning from basketball to baseball (just joined a slow pitch softball team) and you sir, are a gold mine!

Thank you. Liked and Subscribed!

great video sir thank you !!!

I use this video and your other materials in my History of Sports class - THANK YOU!!!

I was searching for an easy-to explain video to share with foreign friends to introduce them to the game--esp., prior to watching one on TV or (come baseball season) at a ballpark. This is the best that I've come across. Well done--and thanks!

Hey Coach Dan, thanks for the video, took a couple of rewatches but this has helped me tremendously to become a fan of the game. Cheers!

Thank you for making and sharing this video! I'm a lifelong NFL fan and never understood a single bit about baseball. I love the vibe at baseball stadiums (if that makes sense) and hearing it on TV, so I'm excited to learn about it so I actually know what's going on. It's definitely going to take lots of rewinding and rewatching, lol

Got most of it I think. You should come over to England so we can go through it as it happens. Or a bit idea I come over there and go to a game. Great video

Great Video!

Good video 👌🏾

Thanks. You're the first person that I saw on RU-vid that can explain this rules in a very easy, clear and "digestive" way to understand. Even for a polish person. Baseball is not very popular sport in Poland (unfortunately) but I found it most interesting of all 😉

Trying to learn how this works so I can watch with my dad, he would spend a bunch of money to bring me to baseball games when I was younger. Never understood but it was fun watching it.

Fantastic

This helped a lot thank you 😊

i wanted to learn baseball after seeing shohei ohtani play and this video was very helpful, thank you so much for the effort!

I’m an American so I “knew” the rules but this is a pretty cool video thanks man!

very thorough... good job.

Covering baseball rules in one video is quite a challenge since the number of rules in the book is daunting. This applies to softball as well. Although this video begins to dip into the weeds of detail at times, it is still a good overview. As a high school softball coach, it is amazing how many talented kids enter our program with weak knowledge and misconception of even the most basic rules. The same is apparently true on the baseball side. This is because parents and youth coaches have themselves learned the rules not by actually reading them, but rather by hearsay, word of mouth, and listening to uninformed sportscasters. Myths and lack of knowledge about even basic rules persist. Examples: Conflating obstruction and interference (one pertains to defense and the other to offense); Thinking that two runners on a base is an automatic out; Not knowing the difference between dead ball and delayed dead ball; Confusing baseline and base path; The difference between player interference and retired player interference; Purpose and use of the running lane; (the list goes on). Diving to specific rules in separate dedicated videos would be an excellent service to both baseball and softball. In doing so, it would be very valuable to craft rules discussions not in terms of MLB rules, but rather rules that are in place for the younger levels. After all, it is highly unlikely that major league players would be using this forum to learn rules. Kids (and parents/coaches) at the younger levels, on the other hand, would. Kids learning the game need to know the rules that pertain to them. A good example... sliding to "break up" a double play in MLB is ok. Doing the same thing at younger levels can get a player ejected. Video discussions of rules are great as long as they are accurate, seek to dispel myths, and are aimed at the audience that is actually at the stage of learning basics. Thanks for making this video!

Great post, Dan. DK Baseball Clinics sends this link out as a helpful resource. 👍

This was such an excellent breakdown for people new to baseball! I’m going to recommend it to a reaction channel that wants to learn more about the game.

Bro thanks so much, I’m starting baseball again my sophomore year and I haven’t played since 8th grade this rlly replenished my memory and u made it very understandable👍👍🔥🔥

I am a baseball player (amateur/ premiere level) and there are sooo many rules in baseball that it is really hard to explain them. Great job!

thank you for the video one thing I didn't understand was the fair vs foul balls section at 2:33 and now I understood that by watching the video but I wanted to ask why if you are 0-2 as a batter you get unlimited fouls why doesn't that count as a strike after your 2nd

Thank you from the UK. Really helpful. Never realised a foul ball can be a strike. This may come from watching lots of highlights where there have already been two strikes. Great stuff.

Great video. Thank you

I played baseball from late childhood though young adult thinking I knew the rules then when I decided I wanted to try being an umpire and I truly saw how deep the rules go lol. That test was stressful

Thanks!

Still no idea what’s going on, but video is really great. Might watch it few times more)

This is too legit! To the point, but thorough!

Great explanation for the novice.

I like how you explain all this. I was reading "watching baseball smarter - zack hample", and sometimes I read the same section for 10 times to be able to understand it. all these things you mentioned in this video are pretty basic, but again it helped me to solidify what I already know, and gave me a more clear understanding about the basics of the game. even tho I know all of them. very good explanations, thanks a lot!

Good

Hi, A few questions about the actions of a catcher. (1) after a fair hit the ball goes into the outfield. Can the catcher remove his protective mask and place it on the third base line? The runners are rounding bases as the ball is thrown back in to the catcher. (2) The ball is thrown wide and hits the catchers’ face mask (he placed on 3rd base line earlier) which stops it from travelling further behind his position at home plate. Is this a form of interference? The catcher then picks up the ball and tags the runner coming home from 3rd. (3) is the runner out? (4) should the umpire call “time” when the ball hit the catchers mask on the 3rd base line and declare the ball ded? (sorry for bad spelling lol)

Appreciate the vid coach.... Just 1 question can a baserunner advance if the right fielder catches a foul ball???

Great vid, is there any baseball matches on yt that are considered great games? I'm new to the sport after watching a documentary on Netflix about the mavericks, thanks 😊

Baseball is such a nuanced game that you really only start to get after years of watching/playing. Casual fans can go years without ever even knowing about pitch framing

Hi! Great video. I was wondering what the point of the catcher is. Does anything happen if the catcher doesn’t catch a pitch? And do they do anything other than just catch it and throw it back to the pitcher?

Brilliant video, monumental effort, i am sure you did a great job, game still doesn't make any sense!

What Organization did you play for? I pitched in the Pirates,Braves, Brewers and Rangers Organizations from 1990 to 1995.went to big league Spring Training in 1993 and 1994

I'm from the Balkans and baseball isn't really big here at all... in Europe even... anyways I find the game fascinating and this is such a good video. Thanks

What's the rule regarding a fly Ball to the outfield and the 1st base runner sets off thinking the out field won't catch it ?can he keep going or does he have to wait until the ball is caught or dropped, if he goes past 2nd base and the ball is caught can he go back and tag 2nd base or does he have to go all the way back to 1st Thanks for this video, im from England and love baseball

It was very helpful. Thank you.

I've always loved watching top level baseball but as a cricket person (Aus) never fully understood all the rules. I'm gunna watch your other ones now. One thing I didn't see covered was, does a runner, say on 2nd base, have to run when the hitter hits a ball in play?

I’m headed to my first Mets game, thanks for helping me not be bored😍 Whose a good Mets player right now that I should look for?🥰

If it's not in the strike zone, And the hitter doesn't swing (takes the pich) ... IT'S A BALL Angel Hernandez, "I think not"

My question is when you have for example a Runner on First Base and a batter WHO batts the ball to a fly out , at the Moment the ball is caught the Runner on first has to Tag Up I know that , but let's assume the Runner on First base didn't Tag Up because he tried to steal a Base is it necessary when he runs to his starting Base again to Tag him Out or is this a force out Situation that the First baseman has Just to step on First Base with ball in His Glove?

yo i have a question, is there any limit to how much balls a pitcher can pitch at a time? does one pitcher play through the whole game or just one inning?

How are pitchers and hitters including umpires able to eyeball the strike zone because the square is something that producers probably add during the game so I'm assuming that box doesn't exist while you're playing in the field. You did mention it somewhat earlier.

Pretty good. Didn’t cover foul tips into catcher’s glove as third strike, or dropped third strikes. Would also have liked to have seen a very brief overview of the jobs of various positions, also showing cutoffs and relays, etc.

In the scenario in which there are 2 out and a runner on base and the 3rd out occurs after the player on base crosses home plate, why doesn't the run count if it occurs before the out? Hope that's clear.

Katie Roll

Not sure if this is really unusual, but when I played baseball, we actually did play with a time limit. I think we usually played 5 or 6 innings, but whichever inning had started when the time was up would be the last inning, even if it was a tie.

Hi! I’ve been trying to get into baseball but I come from a soccer background… A soccer match lasts (on average) 90 minutes, split into two halves of 45 minutes each. When you so naturally say “playing the top half of an inning and bottom half of an inning, I have no idea what you are talking about. 😂 but, with all my heart, I really want to understand it. Could you be so kind as to explain what exactly that means?

This is a very complicated game, but at least i got something though it’s not easy to understand it on the first time you watch it i think i have to watch alot of baseball games to get an idea

My 86-year-old mother has been asking me questions about the rules of baseball my entire life. She will never understand it. I don't think the rules are complex at all, but that's me.

I seek knowlege upon my situation I'm 14 and I want to try to join baseball however I am not in physical shape I am 5'9 and weigh 183 pounds does anyone know what I should do for workouts, diet and it's very hard to diet because my family buys junk food all the time and is very expensive. Thank you for your time reading this.

What's a pop up?

23 min ago I didn’t know almost anything about baseball, but now my understanding has went from 0,1% to around 3,5% 😂 so technically i still dont understand almost anything but yeah

No more pitcher batting is a horrible day for baseball ⚾⚾

13:40-14:09: Angel Hernandez needs to watch this part of your video.

I don't really understand the rules of when I can start running from 1st, 2nd, 3rd base and when I'm obligated to return or to stop running further etc.

16:50 "if the pitch is outside of a strike zone, the umpire will call it a ball" - unless the ump's name is Angel Hernandez

Inside baseball.

😂 me, as a Dominican i just understood baseball from the moment i started breathing.

Exactly the video I was looking for (as a Swede wanting to learn:) )! Perfect depth and pacing for a beginner video without being too short. Great content, thanks :)

Excellence. People who have played baseball since their youth, would watch this like I did and say wow there's a lot of knowledge in our brains to play the game the right way! I am 59 years old and cannot sit a watch MLB anymore. Gimme the LLWS. With that said, this is much watch content for anybody trying to learn the rules of the game or pick up on the nuances of the strategy.