Another situation from the same game, same ump....runner on 2nd starts on the pitch, batter hits a roller to third..third baseman charging and runner collide. Is this interference on the runner or the fielder??
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runner...he can't make contact or impede the ability of the fielder to pursue the play. Attempt to avoid, regardless if he was stealing or not.
(Runner should glance in during the pitch to insure he isn't "running into an out")
(Runner should glance in during the pitch to insure he isn't "running into an out")
"Interfernce is an act by a member of the team at bat which interferes with, obstructs, impedes, hinders or or confuses any fielder attempting to make a play. The fielder has the right of way.
Had the ball gone by the fielder and the fielder remained in the runners path, this could be obstruction by the fielder, once the ball passes a fielder who's had an attempt to field the ball the fielder no longer has the right to obstruct the runners advance.
Had the ball gone by the fielder and the fielder remained in the runners path, this could be obstruction by the fielder, once the ball passes a fielder who's had an attempt to field the ball the fielder no longer has the right to obstruct the runners advance.
Runner interference all the way. Even if a runner doesn't collide and he blatantly stands in the fielder's path (to obstruct the fielder's view) it is runner interference. This, I find is a commonly miss called play. The runner can NEVER purposely hinder a fielder's view of an oncoming ball. Also, a runner has the right to leave the basepath mommentarily if a fielder is in the baseline given the runner makes the first available path to return to the baseline (be it clear a RETURN TO BASEPATH and not a direct shot towards a bag)