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What year did MLB institute the check swing appeal to 1st/3rd base umpire?
I had someone from Yahoo Q/A say "It has been part of the game since the advent of base umpires in the early years of the modern era."
I've been watching baseball the last 40 yrs and I don't remember the check swing appeal in the 60s & 70s. Does anyone have a ballpark year this rule was implemented?
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I personally don't like the rule. A check swing is an art just like a left handed pitcher holding a runner close at 1st.

I had someone from Yahoo Q/A say "It has been part of the game since the advent of base umpires in the early years of the modern era."
I've been watching baseball the last 40 yrs and I don't remember the check swing appeal in the 60s & 70s. Does anyone have a ballpark year this rule was implemented?
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