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Wow, 75 posts for an obs. call?
Rule 7.08(b) Comment: A runner who is adjudged to have hindered a fielder who is attempting to make a play on a batted ball is out whether it was intentional or not.
If, however, the runner has contact with a legally occupied base when he hinders the fielder, he shall not be called out unless, in the umpire’s judgment, such hindrance, whether it occurs on fair or foul territory, is intentional.
Very simple, R2 is "allowed" to hinder the fielder in this situation. Okay, no interference so that's off the table.
Now to the OBS, no umpire in the world should ever call anything but OBS should a defender move a runner off a base, regardless of intention.
If however the natural action of tagging and a runners unstability combine to take him off the bag, very possibly an out.
But anything more than that uh-uh.
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