Interested in this situation. Had an instance where our runner had to hop over the catcher who was blocking out in front of the plate - without the ball. The runner was safe, but there was some excitement back at 2nd base when the catcher - who finally got the ball - threw down trying to get the batter heading to 2nd. The average parent in the stands wanted blocking called, dead ball with batter being given 2B.
Maybe no harm no foul and ball remains live (i.e. no call necessary), but was wondering if the catcher had gotten the ball and perhaps tagged the runner in mid hop, would he have been called for blocking (we're talking maybe 2-3 feet in front of the plate).