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Originally Posted by wyoump
ASA rules: If the catcher did not have possesion of the ball, then it is obstruction, the runner will be ruled safe when you apply it.
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Just as a matter of semantics...
You don't call the runner safe. Once the obstructed runner is tagged out prior to reaching their awarded base, you call a dead ball and make the award.
Why is this important? Well, if you just call "safe," the ball's still live when it shouldn't be.