Baseball aims to ban
collisions at home plate
By: Demi De Herrera
Fact or Opinion
 Fact: runners are running into the catcher when stealing home plate
 Opinion: I don’t think that running into the catcher when stealing home plate should be banned because it is
part of the game.
 Fact: the MLB directors are very strict about having runners run into the catchers
 Opinion: I don’t think it is a big deal when the runner runs into the batter unless the catcher gets hurt.
When, where and how
 When: this story took place in 1989
 Where: Lake Buena Vista Florida.
 How: this story is important because catchers are getting wiped out when runners are
stealing home.
 The safety of the athletes is a driving force to find new regulations that will ensure
safety of all players.
 Stealing bases in baseball is a tradition, but due to high risk of injuries, changes need
to be made.
My prediction
My prediction is that they will make new
rules in the game of baseball. The new
rules will add safety measures to the
defensive and offensive players. The
rules will add safety devices that can
help the catchers.
My question
How are the catchers getting
hurt?
Answer: batters are stealing
home and the catchers are
blocking home plate so the
batters have no choice but to run
into the catcher.
In Conclusion
The MLB is not trying to change baseball as it is played, but
make it safer. The easiest and most simply way to ensure
collisions at home plate is to have the players avoid
collisions, slide to the side of the plate or put in place
stronger consequences for those players who do not avoid
collisions.