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Originally Posted by bossman72
OBR
F3 is positioned with his right foot on the corner of first base that points towards the mound. When the pickoff throw comes from F1, he takes his whole foot and puts it length wise on the second base side of first base to block the runner diving back and applies the tag.
Would this be obstruction or legal since he is in the act of fielding the ball?
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OK several points here.
First, receiving a pickoff throw from F1 is not "fielding the ball," a phrase generally reserved for a batted ball. The protection a fielder has while fielding a batted ball he has ONLY on a batted ball.
In OBR, the fielder can block the base once F1 has thrown the ball. The play you describe is HTBT, but it's possible under OBR that your play is legal.
FYI, FED has made this play OBS: F3 cannot deny access to the base until he has the ball.