Originally Posted by Matt13:
Originally Posted by SluggerDad:
It's illegal to target the fielder -- which is what he did. Should have been ruled illegal at the time
Nope. Torre is changing the definition of interference under this rule. Until today, this was a legal play.
Here is a relevant rule
It is interference by a batter or a runner when --
(e) If, in the judgment of the umpire, a base runner willfully and deliberately interferes with a batted ball or a fielder in the act of fielding a batted ball with the obvious intent to break up a double play, the ball is dead. The umpire shall call the runner out for interference and also call out the batter-runner because of the action of his teammate. In no event may bases be run or runs scored because of such action by a runner.