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Originally Posted by GarthB
Besides, the ball didn't arrive there accoring to the OP. It wasn't caught. The fielder did not have possession of the ball at any time.
What is HTBT for me is seeing whether or not access to the plate was denied.
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I agree that these are the crucial 2 issues for applying the new FED obstruction rule
at the plate.
However, the OP said the fielder was 4' up the line. Since the fielder never had possession, he's not entitled to be in the baseline. (There's a new case play on that, involving F2, but the principle is the same.) I think that might shade "HTBT" toward obstruction, though it's not decisive.