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Originally Posted by Dakota
But a play does, and a play means an attempt to retire a runner or BR. The umpire judgment would be... was there a play at the time R1 tapped the ball?
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That is correct, but it is simply an attempt to retire an offensive player, not an imminent out.
And from the OP, apparently there was a play at the plate. And then there is that pesky BR which could have been retired at 3B. Of course, it is all judgment, but sitting at a computer not seeing the field, the fence, speed of the ball & runners, location of the defenders, etc. we really cannot tell.
However, INT cannot be dismissed simply because the offense's transgression resulted in the ball heading toward a defender and I believe that is what some have done in this thread.