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- 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.
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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.
- OBSTRUCTION MECHANIC
Examples of this type of obstruction include: (1) Runner is...
- OBSTRUCTION MECHANIC
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.
Examples of this type of obstruction include: (1) Runner is obstructed during a rundown. (2) Runner is obstructed as a fielder is making a direct throw to a base in an attempt to retire that runner. (3) Batter-runner is obstructed before reaching first base on a ground ball to an infielder.
Jun 21, 2024 · Obstruction in baseball happens when a fielder illegally impedes a baserunner’s progress. This can occur either intentionally or unintentionally, but the key factor is that the interference must not be part of an attempt to make a play on the runner.
Official Baseball Rule 5.02 provides that when the ball is put in play at the start of or during a game, all fielders other than the catcher shall be on fair territory. In particular, when holding a runner on first base, the first baseman shall position himself with both feet in fair territory.
Mar 11, 2017 · Type 1 (type A) Obstruction: Happens when a base runner is impeded while a play is being made on him. For example, if a catcher without possession of the ball blocks the plate, preventing a runner from having unimpeded access to the plate, this is obstruction.
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In baseball, obstruction is when a fielder illegally hinders a baserunner running within the basepath. Baserunners are generally permitted to run from base to base without being physically blocked or hindered by a fielder.
