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Originally Posted by EricH
Nope. It's part of the same rule. Simply says if the runner is already out, the runner nearest home at the time of the interference is called out.
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Now that I have the rule book in front of me:
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Rule 8, Section 7P: "When, after being declared out or after scoring, an offensive player interferes with a defensive player's opportunity to make a play on another runner. A runner continuing to run and drawing a throw may be considered a form of interference. This does not apply to a batter-runner who is entitled to run on the dropped third strike rule.
Effect: "1: The ball is dead. 2: The runner closest to home is out. 3: Runners must return to the last base touched at the time of the interference."
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It's not part of the same rule. Rule 8, Section 7J covers interference by an active runner, 7P a retired runner.
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