Dead ball. Interference. R2 is out, batter is placed on first base. Runners and fielders don't get their feet tangled up if the interference is intentional - runners knock fielders on their a$$es. Whether the batter is thrown out at first has no bearing. What if the fact that the runner and fielder got tangled up was the reason the fielder was able to field the ball? Carry it a step further: If there were a runner on third we wouldn't have to worry about a play on him AFTER the play at first IF we killed it immediately.
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