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Like Sánchez, Texas catcher Jonah Heim was standing when he made a sweeping tag. Sabol said he spoke to Posey for about 45 minutes, with some of the lessons being things he never had thought of before. Last week, he also was put in touch with Buster Posey. Melvin called it “one of the worst calls I’ve seen this year.”īochy did Melvin one better, calling a similar play in the Rangers’ 7-6 loss to the Chicago White Sox the previous night “absolutely one of the worst calls I’ve ever seen and it was done by replay.” Rule 5 pick Blake Sabol is hoping to make camp as one of two catchers on the roster, but the work started before pitchers and catchers reported. The change was made partially in response to a May 2011 collision at home plate that saw star catcher Buster Posey suffer a season-ending ankle injury. The call was changed after a lengthy replay review and Sabol was ruled safe when catcher Gary Sánchez was cited for blocking the plate. San Francisco’s Blake Sabol was originally called out in the fifth inning Wednesday night against the Padres. That happened this week to Melvin’s San Diego Padres and Bochy’s Texas Rangers.

The rules have changed over the years to protect catchers, but runners are now sometimes safe even after being tagged out, and without any collision.

As former big league catchers, Bob Melvin and Bruce Bochy certainly had their share of plays at the plate, and the current managers played in an era when big collisions with runners trying to score were just part of the game.