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Originally Posted by DTQ_Blue
...Runner somehow gets thru to the plate, ...
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Note that a player cannot obstruct her teammate... well, she can, but it is not illegal.
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Originally Posted by DTQ_Blue
...batter stays in box. Pitcher comes in to cover plate, batter still in box fails to clear the area around the plate as catcher throws to the pitcher....throw from catcher not caught by pitcher and is rolling in infield. Batter still standing in the box...
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The batter failing to clear the area around the plate or still standing in the box during the play is not in and of itself interference. Was the batter the REASON the throw from the catcher was not caught? Did the batter interfere with either the pitcher or the catcher or with the throw? If no to all of those, there was no interference, just a safe runner. Give the benefit of the doubt to the defense, since the batter should not have been there.