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Originally Posted by greymule
The idea was that if a batter could be called out for "flagrant misconduct," so could a runner.
I taught that interpretation in a couple of clinics. However, I'm wondering whether now the call should be score the run and then eject the runner.
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I think the ASA rule book has this one fairly well-covered, though my book is in the car, so I can't quote the exact rule. Should be in rule 8, section 7 (The runner is out if...). My interpretation is that a deliberate crash at any time, live ball or dead ball awarded bases, results in that player being out and possibly ejected if the contact is flagrant. If that's the third out in the situation you described, no runners can score after him, but the over-the-fence still counts towards their limit. If the offense wants to complain, tell them to complain to their runner who took at least two runs off the board. :P