Getting an assist for assisting.... yourself?

Question

So last night I was playing MLB 2k10 (specifically my My Player starting pitcher), and a somewhat odd play developed, and the way it got "scored" just seemed a bit odd to me, and I wasn't sure if it was accurate.  The game will after all on occasion challenge you as a pitcher to strike out the side, but it expects a 1-2-3 striking out the side instead of an actual striking out the side (give up an hit/walk/whatever and it says you failed), so the possibility that this play wasn't "scored" correctly is certainly there.

Anyway, the play involved the batter hitting a line drive comebacker.  The ball hit me and was deflected upwards allowing for my player to catch the ball on its way down.  Obviously I got credited for the putout since the ball never hit the ground, but I was also given an assist on the play.  I know if you deflect the ball to another infielder and they record an out you get credited with an assist, but does that also apply if you deflect the ball back to yourself?  In other words, do you get an assist for assisting yourself?  Or did I just benefit from the game's lack of 100% accuracy?

FrozenPond · Accepted Answer

The fielder should have gotten the put out-as the ball was still "in flight"...you should have gotten an assist-since it was the fielders action that "made the out".You can't get an assist by assisting yourself as it's part of  the same play with no one else touching it in between.

From the official rules of baseball...

10.09 Putouts
A putout is a statistic credited to a fielder whose action causes the out of a batter-runner or runner, as set forth in this Rule 10.09.
(a) The official scorer shall credit a putout to each fielder who
(1) catches a ball that is in flight, whether fair or foul;
(2) catches a batted or thrown ball and tags a base to put out a batter or runner; or

10.10 Assists
An assist is a statistic credited to a fielder whose action contributes to a batter-runner or runner being put out, as set forth in this Rule 10.10.
(a) The official scorer shall credit an assist to each fielder who
(1) throws or deflects a batted or thrown ball in such a way that a putout results, or would have resulted except for a subsequent error by any fielder. Only one assist and no more shall be credited to each fielder who throws or deflects the ball in a run-down play that results in a putout, or would have resulted in a putout, except for a subsequent error; or
Rule 10.10(a)(1) Comment: Mere ineffective contact with the ball shall not be considered an assist. “Deflect” shall mean to slow down or change the direction of the ball and thereby effectively assist in putting out a batter or runner. If a putout results from an appeal play within the natural course of play, the official scorer shall give assists to each fielder, except the fielder making the putout, whose action led to the putout. If a putout results from an appeal play initiated by the pitcher throwing to a fielder after the previous play has ended, the official scorer shall credit the pitcher, and only the pitcher, with an assist.
(2) throws or deflects the ball during a play that results in a runner being called out for interference or for running out of line.
(b) The official scorer shall not credit an assist to
(1) the pitcher on a strikeout, unless the pitcher fields an uncaught third strike and makes a throw that results in a putout;
(2) the pitcher when, as the result of a legal pitch received by the catcher, a runner is put out, as when the catcher picks a runner off base, throws out a runner trying to steal or tags a runner trying to score; or
(3) a fielder whose wild throw permits a runner to advance, even though the runner subsequently is put out as a result of continuous play. A play that follows a misplay (whether or not the misplay is an error) is a new play, and the fielder making any misplay shall not be credited with an assist unless such fielder takes part in the new play.

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Getting an assist for assisting.... yourself?

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