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Fenway Park has a ground rule for balls that hit the top of the ladder on the Green Monster and go out of play—the batter is awarded a ground rule double
Ground rules are rules applying to the field, objects on and near it, and special situations relating to them, in the game of baseball. Major League Baseball has defined a set of "universal ground rules" that apply to all MLB ballparks;[1] individual ballparks have the latitude to set ground rules above and beyond the universal ground rules, as long as they do not directly contradict each other. Additionally, a set of universal ground rules exists for the six MLB stadiums with retractable roofs, with the individual ballparks able to set additional rules.
Unlike the well-defined playing field of most other sports, the playing area of a baseball field extends to an outfield fence in fair territory and the stadium seating in foul territory. The unique design of each ballpark, including fences, dugouts, bullpens, railings, stadium domes, photographer's wells and TV camera booths, requires that rules be defined to handle situations in which these objects may interact or interfere with the ball in play or with the players, and adaptable by ballpark within the universal rules.
The term is familiar to most fans through the ground rule double, a batted ball that bounces fair, then over the outfield fence in fair or foul territory for a two-base hit.
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Groundrules are rules applying to the field, objects on and near it, and special situations relating to them, in the game of baseball. Major League Baseball...
awarded per home park groundrules—rules created to provide for unique playing conditions of a specific ballpark. For example, groundrules govern the situation...
groundrules before the FMEA begins; however, the groundrules may be expanded and clarified as the analysis proceeds. A typical set of groundrules (assumptions)...
scoreboard on the left field wall is ruled a groundrule triple. There is no mention of it in the Red Sox groundrules list. Fenway Park can be reached by...
or out of play, the batter will be awarded a ground-rule triple. There is no such rule in the groundrules at Fenway, nor in any major league ballpark...
This term is used by some commentators in lieu of groundrule double, which refers to groundrules in effect at each ballpark. A strike is deemed "automatic"...
placed further back. "Rules of Golf: The Teeing Area". Golf Monthly. March 11, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2022. "Teeing ground". "Rules of Golf", United States...
gets caught, then it would be judged as an out. Additionally, ballpark groundrules may specify that batted balls striking certain fixed objects such as...
change in the groundrules for the A and B rings, making it so that a batted ball striking either of the two rings was automatically ruled a dead ball,...
that meet the eligibility requirements of the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Index GroundRules. The index is jointly operated by FTSE and Bursa Malaysia. It was first...
touching the ground, as the foul poles are by definition in fair territory. Additionally, many major-league ballparks have groundrules stating that a...
Florida: CRC Press. p. 74. ISBN 978-1439872833. Retrieved 14 July 2015. "GroundRules". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 15 June 2021. Retrieved 4...
Australian rules football, also called Australian football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams...
early example of the modern detective novel, and established many of the groundrules of the modern genre. Its publication was started on 4 January 1868 and...
the previous count. The balk rule in Major League Baseball was introduced in 1898. According to the Official Baseball Rules: "Umpires should bear in mind...
pole without first having touched anything else off the bat is fair. Groundrules may provide whether a ball hitting specific objects (e.g. roof, overhead...
field, and does not have a foot on the ground in the dugout when making the catch. MLB universal groundrules state that the player may subsequently enter...
to counter. Additionally, recreational leagues may impose their own groundrules, either for competitive balance or to meet local constraints (e.g., a...
this end, von Trier and Vinterberg produced ten rules to which any Dogme film must conform. These rules, referred to as the "Vow of Chastity", are as follows:...
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