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Originally posted by CoachJM
By my read, the batter's hindrance was both Blatant and Avoidable and his "willful indifference" to the action developing behind him, by "custom and practice", does meet the requirement for judging "intent" in this situation. Since there are two outs, the batter is declared out for his interference under 7.09(e), 7.11, and 7.09(d).
JM
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That's my take, too.
The general standard (and I know that there are excpetions) is that if the batter stays in the box (on the play where F2 catches the ball and then "immediately" throws), he's protected unless he moves to interfere.
If he moves out of the box (or could move out of the box) (on the play where the ball gets past the catcher), then he must move (in an attempt) to not interfere.