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Originally Posted by GarthB
Citation, please.
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Garth,
Since you asked so nicely, I believe this is the only one pertinent to MLB play.
From the MLBUM,
6.1 Offensive Interference:
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While contact may occur between a fielder and runner during a tag attempt, a runner is not allowed to use his hands or arms to commit an obviously malicious or unsportsmanlike act-such as grabbing, tackling, intentionally slapping at the baseball, punching, kicking, flagrantly using his arms or forearms, etc.-to commit an intentional act of interference unrelated to running the bases. ... Depending on the severity of the infraction, it is possible the player may be ejected for such conduct.
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Personally, having witnessed how contact at the plate is treated in MLB games, I have no idea what it means.
JM