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Originally Posted by FTVMartin
Was R2 making an attempt to score? If so and if the contact with F5 prevented him in any way from going home, then yes, you have obstruction and R2 should be awarded home.
If he wasn't trying to score and just made contact while rounding the base then you have nothing.
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not to hijack the thread, but I was under the impression that you would only award a base if the runner actually proceeded to run to said base and the obstruction resulted in the runner being put out. Meaning if the runner makes no further attempt to advance after the contact with the fielder, then it would be awfully hard for an umpire to judge that the obstruction caused the runner not to reach the next base (obviously extreme cases like a fielder tackling a runner exist).