Umpire Exam Questions with Verified Solutions

Umpire Exam Questions with Verified Solutions (60 foot diamond) With runners on base and while the pitcher is on the rubber ready to deliver, the ball drops out of the pitcher's glove. This is an illegal pitch. - Answer True (90 foot diamond) With runners on base and while the pitcher is on the rubber ready to deliver, the ball drops out of the pitcher's glove. This is an illegal pitch. - Answer False A 12 year old throws 51-65 pitches in a game. He will need at least 3-calender days rest - Answer True A 14 year old throws 20 pitches in a game. He can pitch the next day - Answer True A batted ball that rolls along the foul line and hits the foul side corner of a bag is a foul ball - Answer False A batted ground ball hits the base runner before it passes an infielder other than the pitcher. The runner is out and the batter is awarded first base. Dead ball. - Answer True A batter with two strikes is hit on fist while swinging at the pitch. Is he out? - Answer He is out A catch is illegal, even though juggled or held by another fielder, if any fielder other than the first fielder that touches the ball in flight finally holds the ball before it touches the ground - Answer False A catch is the act of a fielder in getting secure possession of the ball - Answer True A pitched lodged in the catcher's mask is a live ball - Answer False A pitcher in the majors removed from the mound can return to pitch later in the game - Answer False A pitcher may pitch in more than one game in one day (Little League) - Answer False A runner must slide if a fielder has the ball and is waiting to make the tag. - Answer False A starter that has been substituted for cannot go back into the game until the replacement has played 6 outs and batted once - Answer True An official game on a 60 foot diamond is when four innings have been completed - Answer True An official game on a 90 foot diamond is when four innings have been completed - Answer False