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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA
IMJ, and unless there is a local "must award one base beyond" rule, the OBS runner was not OBS going home unless she had to alter her route around the player standing near the line.
Then again, was 3rd base occupied by the BR/R at the time of the out at the plate?
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If the BR/R was at third base, she would just go back to second base once the obstructed runner is returned to third. You wouldn't award her home if she wouldn't have reached home minus the obstruction just because third is occupied.
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