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Originally Posted by Agreen_14
Lets say the catcher catches the ball while in the base path and tags the runner and we have a collision. Is the runner safe because of the collision?
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Welocme a(board), Agreen. Hope we can help you.
We have frequent topics about OBS, but I'm not sure which to recommend as they usually include too many what-ifs and wrong answers.
A collision is not always OBS. It is OBS only if the fielder hindered (impeded or altered) the runner's approach to the base without possession and control of the ball.
In the example, even if in the base path, the runner might not have been hindered, so the collision does not prove anything. If the runner was hindered before the fielder had the ball, then it could be OBS; but again the collision itself doesn't prove it.
The umpire has to be watching the play and the players positions and reactions and timing; then put that all together like any judgement call.