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Runner interference?

Panther DadPanther Dad5,000+ posts
I know these questions are usually redundant but asking for a friend....

Bases loaded and the batter tries to squeeze bunt. He pops it up in foul territory down the third base line, the third baseman goes after the ball and runs into the runner at third who is trying to get back to the bag to tag up. The third baseman is unable to get to the ball because of the runner. He would have made the play if not interfered with.

Is this runner interference with a defense player making a play, or is it just a foul ball?
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jjkjjk500+ posts
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the third baseman goes after the ball and runs into the runner at third who is trying to get back to the bag to tag up


Warning: without further info and if read literally. I have obstruction and playing on.

Bet that made ya look.

I throw this out cause from my 17 yrs on the coaching side, maybe even player side..and still on the DL and bored as heck, did get nine holes in this afternoon though..

Say, that hit down the line is a perfect bunt, F5 see's there's no chance pulls a Dennis Rodman and takes a flop?

So just to clarify don't think that by "running into" a R, D would always be protected.
Say a pop fly with F1, 2,5 and 6 going for it, the umpire decides which to protect, so it isn't automatic. Say F6 clearly calls it F5 while backing out of the way pancakes R3, that's obstruction.

But yes, absolutely, the D has the right of way, fair or foul, base coach, on deck all of em, get out of the way.
Michael S. TaylorMichael S. Taylor1,000+ posts
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Originally posted by jjk:
quote:
the third baseman goes after the ball and runs into the runner at third who is trying to get back to the bag to tag up


Warning: without further info and if read literally. I have obstruction and playing on.

Bet that made ya look.

I throw this out cause from my 17 yrs on the coaching side, maybe even player side..and still on the DL and bored as heck, did get nine holes in this afternoon though..

Say, that hit down the line is a perfect bunt, F5 see's there's no chance pulls a Dennis Rodman and takes a flop?

So just to clarify don't think that by "running into" a R, D would always be protected.
Say a pop fly with F1, 2,5 and 6 going for it, the umpire decides which to protect, so it isn't automatic. Say F6 clearly calls it F5 while backing out of the way pancakes R3, that's obstruction.

But yes, absolutely, the D has the right of way, fair or foul, base coach, on deck all of em, get out of the way.

Read literally, the OP is most definitely interference. I can't see any case where this wouldn't be true. Now, in your further discussion, you would be correct that only one fielder is going to be protected. If you have more than one potential fielder, the umpire must determine which is the protected fielder. The others may be able to create an obstruction.

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