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Originally Posted by Steven Tyler
Since home plate is in fair territory, and the ball settles on the plate about the same time runner is sliding into home, would you still make the same call? It would seem something's gotta give somewhere.
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Play: R1. bouncer up the middle. R1 slides (legally) into second but makes contact with F4 who is about to field the ball. The ball bounces into center field.
I can't imagine any of us having anything other than interference here.
It's the same in the OP. The defense has an absolute entitlement to an unhindered opportunity to field the batted ball. Intent doesn't matter. The fact that the runner was "doing what he was supposed to" doesn't matter.