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Jul 18, 2019 · (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 umpire’s judgment, if there had been no obstruction.
Jan 24, 2011 · (a) If a play is being made on the obstructed runner, or if the batter-runner is obstructed before he touches 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 umpire’s judgment, if there had been no obstruction.
If the ball remains live (a pitched ball touched by detached equipment is a live ball award), the batter/runner may attempt to advance beyond first base at their own risk. In this scenario, the ball is dead when it enters a dead ball area.
Jun 21, 2024 · If a fielder blocks a base, like second or third, without having the ball or an imminent play on the runner, the obstruction falls under Type 1. For instance, if a shortstop blocks access to second base, the umpire halts play instantly and grants bases based on the umpire’s judgment.
Mar 15, 2020 · If a member of the team at bat (other than a runner) hinders a fielder’s attempt to field a thrown ball, the ball is dead, the runner on whom the play is being made shall be declared out and all runners return to the last legally occupied base at the time of the interference.
The ball is dead at the moment of interference, and the batter-runner is placed at first base (provided the interference was not intentional; if intentional, both runner and batter-runner are declared out).
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Mar 11, 2017 · Type 2 (type B) Obstruction: Happens when a base runner is impeded when there is not a play being made on the runner. For example, when F3 is standing on first base watching a base hit to the gap and the batter-runner collides with him while rounding first, that obstruction.
