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Originally posted by mcrowder
That has been discussed before, and the overwhelming agreement was that if there was not an imminent play, there was no interference. In slowpitch, I don't believe you could possibly have an imminent play, as the things that have to occur before the runner can run could not have happened yet. In fastpitch, if someone was running, and the batter did this, you could then have interference.
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As soon as the ball crosses the front of the plate the runner is released from their base so something has occurred so the runner could steal or step off the base. Could this not prevent the catcher from making a pick off play?