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Originally posted by SanDiegoSteve
A more severe penalty is proscribed for a batter-runner willfully and deliberately interfering with the fielding of a batted ball. In this case, the runner closest to home is called out, as well as the batter-runner. See Rule 7.09(h).
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That's only when the BR intentionally interferes on a possible double play, not on every play per se.