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And I think everyone esle would agree that fielders standing near the circle would have zero expecation of "impeeding a baserunner" nor should they.
And to think that those who know the rules would also know that a baserunner determines the basepath and can run out to high-five a spectator at the right field fence going from 1st to 2nd and if and if a defender gets in the runner's path to the point of forcing the runner to hesitate or change that path, it is obstruction.