Marcus Semien, of the Texas Rangers, takes a pitch from Grant Holman, of the Sacramento Athletics.

Batter Takes

When the batter does not swing (also known as "taking" a pitch), the result of that pitch is going to be left to the judgement of the home plate umpire— even when it seems like the outcome should be fairly obvious. Specifically, pitches that aren’t swung at fall into one of the following categories: