dropped third strike P's UPDATE", a program to update common knowledge in the baseball world, is now available on PERSOL Pacific League TV's official YouTube channel. Chunichi OB Masahiro Araki, Chiba Lotte Marines coach Tsuyoshi Nishioka, and former NPB umpire member Taro Ryo Sakai were the guests for the December 29 (Monday) broadcast, which delved deeply into the "dropped third strike".

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To begin with, dropped third strike is the rule that says, "If runner is not on first base or with two outs and catcher does not catch pitch, which is declared third strike, then hitter becomes runner. This is a play that even pro baseball sometimes see.

dropped third strike Mr. Araki and Mr. Nishioka said that they did not have much experience with While Mr. Araki said, "There weren't many people swinging at one bounce ball and running to first baseman it," he testified that today's players are more likely to run. Mr. Nishioka agreed with the change and speculated that the "complete until the end of play" instruction may be a contributing factor.

According to Sakai's research, the history of dropped third strike goes back to the beginning of baseball in the 19th century, and even when baseball started in the early 1800s, there were rules similar to dropped third strike, such as "if you fail to get the ball on struck out, runner will not be out". However, there was no unified rule at that time, and local rules were scattered around. It was not until 1845 that the rules were clearly defined.

In that year, the "Knickerbocker Rule," which is considered the prototype of the modern baseball, was established, in which the rule that if struck out 's ball is taken by catcher, it is out was clearly stated. As time went by, the rules changed in detail and became what they are today. Nowadays, more than 1,000 rules have been established, but it is clear that the rules regarding "dropped third strike" have a long history.