NewUmpire posted:Interference need not be intentional. Think the batter whose swing carries him over the plate and interferes with catcher making a throw ... or follow through interference when the follow through swing hits the catcher.
In this case, it does. 8-4-2g: "intentionally interferes with a throw or a thrown ball." 5-1-1e states that a retired runner is treated the same as any other runner with regard to this clause.