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Originally Posted by mbyron
A roll block is one kind of illegal slide, and involves a player touching the ground with something other than the soles of his shoes. Whether it was interference or not, it was clearly not a roll block.
Whether it was interference or not, MLBUM 6.3 provides no guidance on this play.
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I'm not making this stuff up.
Re-read the definition in the interp:
If the initial contact is with the fielder instead of the ground for the purpose of breaking up a double play, it is a roll block.
Whether you like it or not, the move met the criteria.