A Pro Player Explains The Rules Of Baseball

[@DanBlewett]

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

[@matteosalvatore9826]

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

[@DanBlewett]

thanks! Glad it helped

[@theKRB93]

I spent my entire life despising sports and started dating a mega sports fan a few months ago. He has tried valiantly while we watch games to explain as much about baseball as he can to someone starting with exactly zero knowledge about it and I truly pity his suffering. So, thank you for the video and explainers! It's thorough enough to really understand the sport, but not so complex as to confuse someone like myself. Much appreciated!

[@DanBlewett]

I'm glad it helped - I'll expect a wedding invitation when the time comes 🎂

[@adamlwkachillguy]

@@DanBlewett W

[@ChadMuitoGato]

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...

[@vigilantgopher9563]

@@ChadMuitoGato Lol it seems funny to me people not knowing baseball. I'm from Canada and it's just innate over here but it's not like super popular among youth or anything it's just common knowledge. Never played an organized game of baseball but became a fan from 2k MLB and MLB The Show when I was a kid . We used to play kickball or California baseball as kids but that's it.

[@AgenturBlauzweig]

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

[@DanBlewett]

Happy to help!

[@mariag.3089]

@AgenturBlauzweig I still have one doubt... If a defender catch de ball in the air the hitter is out. Ok. But... If any other player decided to leave the base, are they also out? Thanks

[@KEVINKEVINKEVINWWW]

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

[@al1976-v7m]

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

[@PivotalShrimp]

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!

[@DanBlewett]

Happy to help! Thanks for watching!

[@moodylilcutie]

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!!!

[@drakecao2663]

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

[@DanBlewett]

Great suggestion! I'm actually working on that now.

[@jwillisbarrie]

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

[@danacoleman4007]

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!

[@DanBlewett]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@deioncharleston5531]

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

[@rafhaelsilva9132]

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.

[@Cade_NB]

How the hell does being a Brazilian make you easily understand the rules of sports????

[@ethansilverstein26]

@@Cade_NB he said as a Brazilian he's used to easy to understand sports not that being Brazilian makes sports easier to understand

[@Cade_NB]

@@ethansilverstein26 I know the difference between the sentences, BUT in this case, it is exactly the same thing, because what would be the relevance of saying that you are Brazilian when saying that you have an easy time understanding sports? "As a Brazilian, I..."? How does being a Brazilian make any difference in the subject? I don't think you thought enoght.

[@ethansilverstein26]

@@Cade_NB it is relevant because in his opinion, the more popular sports in brazil are easier to understand. I'm not sure why this is hard to understand for you.

[@Cade_NB]

@@ethansilverstein26 You remain lost while thinking you're smart. There is no connection between being Brazilian and having an ease of understanding these sports, but rather FAMILIARITY. Being from a certain country doesn't make you smarter about anything, you just get exposed to these sports for so long that you eventually understand them, NOT BECAUSE YOU HAVE AN EASE OF UNDERSTANDING. Simply put, the guy expressed himself very poorly, and of course, you didn't notice the mistake. But that's okay, we understand each other.

[@ThatSockmonkey]

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.

[@DanBlewett]

thanks for watching and for sharing your story!

[@ThatSockmonkey]

@@DanBlewett I dunno if you've done this idea, but I'd love to see a video about the farm system from A to Majors, now the various leagues formed, and how the game changed when interleague games started in MLB.

[@danacoleman4007]

​@@ThatSockmonkeyGreat suggestions!

[@d4amn]

I'm from Brazil and I recently started to become interested in baseball, in my country it's not a popular sport and it's difficult to find the basics of the game and its rules in detail, and your video taught me and answered a lot of questions about the game, thank you very much .

[@NightlySonata]

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!

[@rainfox2974]

Appreciate you spending your time to make this! Best baseball explanation I’ve come across as a beginner.

[@JBDrumsz]

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

[@Theebiggamer]

The last time I played baseball was in 3rd grade. I’m in 8th grade now and I’m gonna sign up for baseball this year. I’ve been thinking about trying out for a bit now, and the vid really helped me understand how the game functions! Thanks man!

[@hanshi3831]

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

[@DanBlewett]

be sure to watch games along with this - go on MLB.com and they have old ones to replay. It will make a lot more sense with an actual game on hand!

[@ricardo1464]

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

[@fiyi826]

Definitely the best intro video to baseball ive seen on KZbin, awesome work man.

[@DanBlewett]

Appreciate that

[@sebastienhyslop5303]

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

[@Stark21293]

That’s kinda like saying, I’ve decided to transition from playing golf to racing cars……..there’s not a whole lot of carry over skills other than basic hand-eye coordination and your ability to run fast for very short periods of time

[@AcousticBros69]

@@Stark21293 So what, is there a problem with making that type of brave transition. I think the difference is the point, why else would it he such a big deal to make a change. Whats the point of ridiculing someone for what should be praised as an achievement. I guess I’m yapping and overplaying it a little but still man, get a life and dont put others down.

[@ronnieortiz9138]

Similar boat as you bro, bout to tryout for a league, congrats!

[@fedork205]

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!

[@DanBlewett]

glad it helped!

[@TN-we3zt]

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!

[@DanBlewett]

thanks! Glad it helped!

[@MetalAllDayAllNight]

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!

[@JulianneMauldin]

This was very helpful! I’m going on my first date with a baseball player tomorrow and I realized I didn’t really know much about baseball! But know a lot more! Thank you!!!! 🙏 ⚾️

[@391pente5]

Thanks!

[@DanBlewett]

You're welcome!

[@erikahernandez8745]

This was Excellent. Go Dodger!!! World Series 2024

[@neptun2810]

Baseball isn’t as known in Germany as it is in the US, but this strongly reminds me of a game we used to play a lot as children. We called it “Brennball” or “Burning ball”. We had about four to six bases depending on the size of the field, and two teams. In Team A, a player had to kick or throw a ball as far away from the other team as he could, and then start running from base to base. If he manages to get back to his starting position, he scores a point for his team. But Team B also had a base in the middle of the other bases, and you could only run as long as it took them to get the ball back to their base. If you’re between two bases when the ball hits the base of Team B, you have to go back to your starting position and Team B scores a point. So the challenge was essentially to get the ball as far away as possible, to run as fast as possible, and to decide whether to play it safe and stop at a base or risk running to the next one before the other team recovers the ball.

[@RDeanOdell]

Great video! Super helpful for understanding baseball.

[@figureitoutbaseball]

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

[@beng6805]

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.

[@geraldmiller8973]

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

[@dogpatch75]

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!

[@DanBlewett]

yeah, it's really easy to quickly dip into the weeds - so many "but..." or "however, if this occurs..." stipulations. Thanks for the comment

[@TiffySpiffyLA]

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.

[@tine272]

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

[@DanBlewett]

It’s a great game - keep watching and it’ll get easier.

[@Keuneollie]

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! ✌️

[@bodanluczak]

Thanks. You're the first person that I saw on KZbin 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 😉

[@DanBlewett]

thanks for watching - glad it helped!

[@Mark-pe2sh]

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

[@DanBlewett]

Thanks for watching!

[@rodgerbobb130]

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👍👍🔥🔥

[@DanBlewett]

Good luck!!

[@matthewperez9358]

Aye bro did you have tryouts already? If so how were they cause I’m also in 10th grade but barely started getting into baseball with no team experience just family games

[@victoriaalba6235]

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

[@DanBlewett]

Awesome. Glad it’s helped

[@verzomusic]

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!

[@MREGO872]

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

[@DanBlewett]

You are so welcome!

[@MathMatt17]

I'm learning about baseball for the first time and your video was very informative!

[@idk9007]

This helped a lot thank you 😊

[@DanBlewett]

You’re welcome 😊

[@taihuynh9538]

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

[@runeosaer6941]

I just watched game 1 of the Dodgers Yankees WS. Hadn't a clue what was going on cuz its so unpopular here in Europe. Great vid.

[@kolbyhansen4227]

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

[@MagickArmory]

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

[@dmitritrotsenko7819]

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

[@johnreeder8125]

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.

[@DanBlewett]

Glad it helped

[@Ilovecheesecakecookies15]

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

[@LKC84]

Hi. Im from the UK and have recently been getting into baseball. I have been watching all of the highlights so had gathered some things but was still a bit foggy about others. This video is amazing and your explanations are so good. Thanks so much for this

[@DanBlewett]

I appreciate it! Glad its helped!

[@Molding_greatness]

Preciate this informative vid bro! Now that NBA is over I’m trying to get into MLB and learn it! Went to my first Braves game and want to understand the game more because if was super fun!

[@localbod]

As a Britain who understands cricket, I found this informative and interesting. Thank you.

[@phartsy]

Excellent video, thanks. I've known the rules, but two or four things were new that I didn't realize. Excellent.

[@rodolphobernardi7803]

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

[@downtheallotment]

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

[@TheWilliamLionheart]

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

[@DanBlewett]

very cool. Have them bring me out to their clinics!

[@TheWilliamLionheart]

@@DanBlewett You'd fit In, great. They emphasize not to just be good at the game, but good for the game. Can honestly say, you reflect that.

[@DanBlewett]

sounds like they're doing good work.

[@johanna0131]

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.

[@DanBlewett]

Awesome thank you!

[@johanna0131]

@@DanBlewett Of course! 😊

[@Builderdrone]

It was very helpful. Thank you.

[@ernestbonanza]

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!

[@DanBlewett]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ernestbonanza]

@@DanBlewett can you also explain some more complicated games, and strategies like hit-and-play, infield fly rule, defensive indifference etc. or if you were already?

[@DanBlewett]

i have made those, search my channel

[@hifijohn]

Please never mention Zach hample.

[@ernestbonanza]

@@hifijohn why is that?

[@shambi25]

Thank you. Liked and Subscribed!

[@kc.dia.]

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

[@getkoushik]

This is so good!

[@MrMassaraksh]

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

[@Level1gyatt2789]

I needed this video. It's deep enough that I get it enough. I'll be starting to play baseball in the fall. I'm joining miracle league baseball, it's adaptive

[@DanBlewett]

go watch some games on TV also, then re-watch bits and pieces. it'll come.

[@Level1gyatt2789]

​@@DanBlewett I watch MLB highlights

[@Pu1se-shark]

Thx for the help.

[@timpedro2606]

Great Video!

[@IQHonourable]

You're a great coach. Now I understand perfectly. Thank you

[@Homedepotorange]

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

[@justgosell-colin]

Really good! Thanks

[@mattcarter4690]

very thorough... good job.

[@DanBlewett]

Glad it was helpful!

[@stryker94]

Great explanation for the novice.

[@DanBlewett]

thanks!

[@garvthakur7662]

Thank you brother ❤

[@Amazingcss]

Thank you so much =) Very nice video ,clear

[@forbesfresh2339]

Good video 👌🏾

[@Kayden_Stephens]

Honestly I feel like football is way more difficult to understand I already knew a little bit about baseball but never watched a game or been to one but then me and my bsf made a friend at youth and he plays baseball and so I went to his baseball games so I just watched this video to understand more things and the things I didn't know and I gotta say this video was extremely helpful so thank you

[@markmitchell7981]

Thanks Dan great video. I'm totally new to Baseball and as I in the UK you can imagine it's not that popular. I've chosen Chicago Cubs as my team (I wont bore you as to why) and watched my 1st live game yesterday where they lost 5-3 to the A's. Having watched your video my understanding of the game will be so much better next time. Cheers.

[@DanBlewett]

Good luck!

[@hifijohn]

You have excellent taste in a baseball team.

[@Project4four]

Fantastic

[@elchemavenegas1301]

Great video. Thank you

[@DanBlewett]

You are welcome!

[@Habitat_Hub]

who knew baseball was this easy❤

[@antoinegundemaro1843]

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

[@rossapolis]

18:25 As the story goes, Wee Willie Keeler used to bunt a ton of balls foul until he found a pitch he liked. MLB changed the rule in 1895 to the current one to combat this type of strategy. I can't find much truth to this story, but it does fit in the timeline of when he played (1892 - 1910). So, it's possible.

[@TurtleMarcus]

One thing that made baseball difficult for me to understand when I started watching it, were routine plays. One thing is the rules, i.e. what is and isn't technically legal. Then there's a layer on top of that, of "things that are supposed to happen in certain situations" or "things that are technically legal but no one does", which aren't written in the rule book, but every player understands. For example, the announcers will often just say "RBI single" or "ground ball into double play" the moment the ball leaves the bat, not because of any rule, but because they know that that's what happens in those situations. Untangling the rules from the strategies in order to get a deeper understanding of both is the key.

[@janevioletmars]

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

[@DanteMcClutch]

Rules are a lot, lot to remember when you haven't played it and feels confusing with the quantity of stuff to keep in mind but it's pretty simple to remember while playing

[@danacoleman4007]

By the official rules of baseball, I'm pretty sure it's actually called home base. Not that that will matter to most people.

[@DanBlewett]

if you call it home base, people will know that you don't know baseball. literally no one calls it that.

[@afiqzamanhuri]

I'm hooked to baseball thanks to Moneyball movie, but as we all know, the best way to experience baseball is to go to the stadium. When you watched it on TV, I noticed that you'll missed a lot of the whole play. And as a Malaysian, baseball is one of the minority sport.

[@beachboy13600]

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

[@WaitingForTheSubway]

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?🥰

[@DanBlewett]

Lindor

[@WaitingForTheSubway]

@@DanBlewett they lost, but I had a great time. I even explained some of the rules to my friend, so we both had more fun than usual ❤️

[@Igbon5]

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?

[@DanBlewett]

it depends on if it's a force out situation or not.

[@Igbon5]

@@DanBlewett Thanks.

[@DanBlewett]

Im pretty sure I covered that in the video, but I'm also (slowly) working on a video specifically on tag outs vs force outs.

[@Igbon5]

@@DanBlewett Maybe, I may just not understand the lingo properly.

[@basedbulgarian511]

A runner is only required to run if they are in a force situation. A force situation only happens when the batter hits the ball on the ground and the runner is either (a) on first base or (b) on second or third base and all of the bases behind him are occupied. Force outs can only be recorded against runners in a force situation. The batter is always under a force situation if he hits a fair ground ball.

[@SUPERCHARGERS55]

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

[@DanBlewett]

runners can tag up on any fly ball - fair or foul. I didnt go into tagging up in this video, but the answer is yes.

[@gluvsleeds]

Great video and clear explanations! Something that confuses me about scoring though is when a run can be scored (or not) when an out is made. I watch baseball and when an out is made, sometimes the hitting team score a run and other times they don't bother to even try, obviously there are rules that dictate this that I don´t understand. Could you post a video on this?

[@DanBlewett]

if there are two outs and the ball is hit in the air and caught, or a grounder is hit and thrown for a force out, a run cannot score even if the runner crosses the plate before the out is recorded.

[@gluvsleeds]

@@DanBlewett I see now, thanks!

[@humanbeing2420]

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.

[@christinedge6078]

Good

[@-ShootTheGlass-]

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)

[@kennycross8076]

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.