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Originally Posted by canadaump6
Had a situation today where I was base umpire. R1, stealing. After the pitch, the batter steps on home plate. The catcher stands up, brings back his right arm up to throw, but sees the batter on the plate, and doesn't throw the ball and doesn't even fake a throw to second base. Would this be interference by the batter? The catcher didn't actually throw the ball, but he would have had the batter not been there.
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OBR
I had a similar situation today only I was the PU. Just like your play, the catcher stands up, brings back his right arm to throw however, nobody was covering second base. I did not call interference. Can a fake or feint by the catcher in this or a situation where a fielder is covering the base be considered a play?
IMO it does not meet the requirement of a legitimate effort by the defensive player who has possession of the ball to actually retire a runner.