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Oct 6, 2019 · Rule 8 – Section 4 – RUNNER IS OUT. 8-4-1 The batter-runner is out when: he intentionally interferes with the catcher’s attempt to field the ball after a third strike; his fair hit or foul (other than a foul tip which is not a third strike) is caught by a fielder, or such catch is prevented by a spectator reaching into the playing field;
- 7.08 Runner Out
Any runner is out when – (a) (1) running more than three...
- 7.08 Runner Out
Jan 24, 2011 · The onus is on the runner to run around the fielder so as not to interfere with him. If a runner and infielder collide, while the infielder is attempting to make a play on a batted ball, the runner is out. The difference between this and obstruction, is that the fielder is making a play.
- Offensive interference
- Important Concept: The Protected Fielder
- Seeing interference
- Is It interference Or Just A Train Wreck?
- Weak interference
- Interference with A Thrown Ball
- The Mechanic For Calling interference
Interference is a large subject, so for convenience we've broken the topic into sections. The article you're reading now covers the basics of offensive interference. In separate articles, we cover the subjects of Batter's Interference, Defensive Interference (also called "catcher's interference"), Spectator Interference, and Umpire Interference. Of...
A fielder who is making a play on a batted ball is "protected" from interference by a base runner. In other words, the fielder gets the right-of-way in cases where a base runner converges on a fielder who is making a play on a batted ball. The fielder's protection begins the moment the ball is put in play and the fielder goes in motion to make a pl...
Understanding interference means really understanding the words "… obstructs, impedes, hinders, or confuses…." These words cover a lot of lot of ground, so let's look at some example scenarios:
There are occasionally situations that appear to be interference (or obstruction, for that matter), when the runner and the fielder are both doing exactly what they should be doing, but a developing play brings them together in such a way that you might (just might) have interference, or you might (just might) have obstruction, but in fact have not...
Let's start by pointing out that the term "weak interference" does not appear in the Official Baseball Rules. Don't bother looking. You won't find it. That said, the concept of weak interference is valid and applied regularly on the baseball field. The rules reference most commonly aligned with weak interference is in paragraph 3 of 6.03(a)(4) Comm...
Everything thus far pertains to a batted ball; what about when a runner is touched by a thrown ball? Again, we discuss this at length in the article Runner Touched by Live Ball. Here's the short version. A base runner hit by a thrown ball is guilty of interference only if the runner intentionally touches the ball, or otherwise alters or deflects th...
When you see interference, call it immediately. There's often a lot of action going on when interference takes place, so you have to come up big, with a really loud voice, and call "TIME, That's interference." Then, pointing to the runner, You, you're out!" If there are runners on base, send them back to their last base legally touched before the i...
Jun 22, 2024 · Per Rule 601, if a runner interferes with a fielder attempting to catch, field, throw, or tag a ball, the umpire may declare the interfering runner out. Umpires also rule on situations where the batter or runner dissects a play’s normal flow.
When a runner is called out for crashing into a fielder holding the ball, the ball becomes dead. Each runner must return to the last base touched at the time of interference.
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Mar 11, 2017 · Obstruction is 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. Note the emphasis on the words "while not in possession of the ball and not in the act of fielding the ball." This is very important and is something we'll come back to.
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Jul 18, 2019 · Any runner is out when – (a) (1) running more than three feet away from his/ her baseline to avoid being tagged, unless such action is to avoid interference with a fielder fielding a batted ball. A runner’s baseline is established when the tag attempt occurs and is a straight line from the runner to the base to which he/ she is attempting ...
