Unusal Play and Call July 16 2021, 0 Comments

As we get into the middle the summer many of us are umpiring tournaments in the final season games before we move into our high school seasons.

Had this unusual situation occur on the field just the other day and wanted to know how you think it should have been called by the umpire.

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a runner was rounding third base looking back inside to see where the ball was and he ran into the third baseman that had moved all the way to file territory almost in the coaches box. This runner ran into the third baseman did not have the ball fell down ( was asked the injured a little) but after he had fallen to the ground the third baseman receive the ball and take him out.   The coach wanted obstruction and to even allow him to score--  the other coach said it was the runners responsibility to know the was going and ran into the third baseman on purpose hoping that there would be a bad throw.   What would you rule go to the chatline and give me your answer.

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The umpire ruled as I believe to be correct that it was not obstruction the runner was so far how the baseline running into a player that was clearly away from the bag that it became neither interference nor obstruction just to play that got the runner tagged out. It's unfortunate that he got slightly injured but the third baseman was not in the wrong place he was trying to avoid the runner so no obstruction and the runner did not create interference because there is no interference to involved as a result throw. So no obstruction and no interference we have just the play of the runner getting tagged out at third.

Umpire Arnald Swift