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Rusty check out the definition of a catch. If F3 was unable to hold onto the ball, he didn't make a catch.
Check out definition of interference. If the BR didn't intentionally get in the way of the throw or intentionally/maliciously cause contact with F3, there was no interference. This is just two people trying to be in the same spot at the same time - incidental contact.
Plate umpire had no business injecting his opinions into the base umpire's call.
Sounds like it was a poor play, somewhat out of control, by the defense. Batter-runner did nothing wrong. He only ran to his base.
To call the runner out after F3 dropped the ball is not right.
Maybe there is more to this than I have gathered but it sounds like a poor decision by the PU.
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