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Originally Posted by bd41flpk
OBS: R1 on 3rd when B/R hits a ground ball to 2nd. F4 throws to F5 who now has R1 off of 3rd in a run-down. As the ball is thrown to each of the fielders to catch R1, F6 is in the base-path of R1 (yet no contact) which makes R1 veer to the right and R1 is then tagged out by F6 on the way back to 3rd base. RULING: Call OBS on F6 and award R1 3rd base since this was where R1 was headed?
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Not because of where R1 was headed, but the base R1 would have obtained with no obstruction, ITUJ of course. Apparently no difference in this case, but for other cases and quoting the rule.