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Jul 18, 2019 · 7.06 Obstruction. When the obstruction occurs, the umpire shall call or signal “Obstruction.”. (a) If a play is being made on the obstructed runner, or if the batter-runner is obstructed before touching first base, the ball is dead and all runners shall advance without liability to be put out, to the bases they would have reached, in the ...
- OBSTRUCTION AND INTERFERENCE PLAYS— APPROVED RULINGS
Third baseman approaches the runner, faces him, and jockeys...
- OBSTRUCTION AND INTERFERENCE PLAYS— APPROVED RULINGS
- Obstruction
- Type 1 Obstruction
- Type 2 Obstruction
In our discussion of interference, we said that the opposite of interference is Obstruction. That is, while interference penalizes base runners for impeding fielders who are making a defensive play, obstruction penalizes fielders who impede base runners. Here's the rule-book definition, found in Definitions (obstruction): Obstruction is the act of ...
As we've said, Type 1 obstruction occurs when there is a play being made on the runner at the time the obstruction occurs. Call time immediately and award bases. We'll discuss base awards in a moment. Here are a couple of examples of Type 1 obstruction:
In Type 2 obstruction, a fielder impedes the progress of a runner, but this takes place away from the action and away from the ball. That is, no play is being made on the obstructed runner. Instead, a fielder simply gets in the way of a base runner and causes the runner to fall, slow down, collide, swerve out of the way – anything that impedes the ...
Jan 24, 2011 · As the plate umpire, I delayed any call since the primary call belongs to my field partner…he no-calls the play so I called an obstruction on the SS (delayed dead ball). after the play, one run scored, all runners and the batter-runner were safe on the next base, and the defense asked for the interference call citing only 7.08 b.
Third baseman approaches the runner, faces him, and jockeys back and forth, intentionally trying to block the runner’s view of the fielder catching the ball. Ruling: This is obstruction under Official Baseball Rule 6.01(h)(2). The umpire should call the infraction when it occurs and award bases, if any, in the appropriate manner.
Mar 15, 2020 · (10) He fails to avoid a fielder who is attempting to field a batted ball, or intentionally interferes with a thrown ball, provided that if two or more fielders attempt to field a batted ball, and the runner comes in contact with one or more of them, the umpire shall determine which fielder is entitled to the benefit of this rule, and shall not ...
Rule 6.01(a)(10) Comment: When a catcher and batter-runner going to first base have contact when the catcher is fielding the ball, there is generally no violation and nothing should be called. "Obstruction" by a fielder attempting to field a ball should be called only in very flagrant and violent cases because the rules give him the right of ...
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Definition. Official Baseball Rule 2.00 defines obstruction as: The act of a fielder who, while not in possession of the ball and not in the act of fielding the ball, impedes the progress of any runner. Comment: If a fielder is about to receive a thrown ball and if the ball is in flight directly toward and near enough to the fielder so he must ...
