Runner at 1b. Pop up to 2b. Runner takes off, runs past fielder. Runner turns around and runs into fielder on way back to 1b. Fielder bobbles ball, catches it, runner makes it back to 1b, just beating the throw.
So in this case since the fielder caught it and thus likely a DP both are out? Would it be the same if fielder dropped on getting hit? Appreciate your knowledge on this.Yes. (Didn't see a question there. )
Interference the moment the runner contacts a fielder fielding the ball. Dead ball, runner out.
The interference prevented a probable "double-play" . . . I have R1 and the batter out.
Yes, the interference is an immediate dead ball, so the catch technically didn't happen in either scenario.So in this case since the fielder caught it and thus likely a DP both are out? Would it be the same if fielder dropped on getting hit? Appreciate your knowledge on this.
Thank you. This happened at a game and I was wrong, although I correctly guessed what the ump would do.As @marriard said, NOTHING after the interference matters. There is only what was probably going to happen and the interference that prevented it from happening.
One place people (even many umpires) get stuck on is “what happened afterwards.” It does not matter. Interference is an IMMEDIATE dead ball.
Not really. If the runner hadn’t interfered you’d likely only have the one out (barring some other base running mistake). The runner that interfered is out for the interference. Since that interference prevented the defense from legally catching a fly ball, you get that out as well by rule. Like the infield fly, it’s a “judged it could be caught with ordinary effort” thing.So, you make a judgment as to whether there would have been a double play?
Thanks so much! Even an old, old dog can learn something new.Not really. If the runner hadn’t interfered you’d likely only have the one out (barring some other base running mistake). The runner that interfered is out for the interference. Since that interference prevented the defense from legally catching a fly ball, you get that out as well by rule. Like the infield fly, it’s a “judged it could be caught with ordinary effort” thing.