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| Feb. 8, 2023 Mike14 | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Interference or Not This happened to me catching a few years back so I'm curious as to the outcome. A pop up was hit just in front of the batter. I went to field it but made contact with the batter and missed the ball which hit fair and then spun foul. I asked the umpire for an interference call because contact was made but he claimed the batter's box was a safe zone. My theory is that any contact made with a fielder on the initial ball is interference and the batter should have been declared out. I would say it's the same as if somehow a runner delayed leaving the box and then made contact with me as I was running to get his dribble in front of the plate. Who's right? |
| May 24, 2022 Mike14 | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Verbal Obstruction or Interference Is there anything in the rules that covers verbal obstructions or interference? In our senior SB game last night a base runner during a play was yelling home home, hoping to get a fielder to throw the game away so he could advance a base. The umpire assigned said it was bush league but not against the rules. What would happen if a player yells foul for example which is a word reserved for an umpire and it causes a fielder to stop running after a ball allowing the offense to advance to further bases? |
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