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Originally Posted by Fan10
It appeared to me that the obstructed runner was standing on second base when he was obstructed. So, why is he not awarded third (and if you award him third, what do you do with the lead runner who was caught in the rundown between 3B and home)?
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You can't obstruct a runner standing on a base. I did not see this play, so I have no idea what happened, but your description can't be quite right.
If he's obstructed with the ball on the way and the umpires call type a, they'll give him the base that he was going to (or his advance base if he's going back). That's a 1 base award from the last base he legally touched.
Any runner forced to advance by the award would do so.