Tim Locastro's Base Stealing Statistics
Tim Locastro’s Base Stealing Statistics Share this story Photo by Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images When is a base stolen? Stolen bases generally start when a pitcher is throwing a pitch. However, they can start when the pitcher attempts a pickoff, or when the catcher throws the ball back to the pitcher. David Peralta stole home when the Rockies’ catcher lobbed the ball back to the pitcher. Safely advancing to the next base is not always scored as a stolen base. Exceptions are: Wild pitches and passed balls unless he was attempting steal as the ball left the pitchers hand.