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"So is it fair to say that pushing an obstructing fielder out of the way is legal as long as we do not judge the push to be violent or unsportsmanlike?"
NFHS would say yes.
From casebook 8.4.3 Situation D: "F2, without the ball and with no chance to catch the ball, is blocking home plate. R1 pushes F2, but not flagrantly, out of the base path and touches home. RULING: The umpire would call obstruction and signal a delayed dead ball. Since the runner reached home safely there would be no award given."
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