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Originally Posted by mbcrowder
Obstruction.
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Just to remind those new to the game, obstruction is ignored/superseded if the runner does not make a legal slide.
In the OP, I don't believe this to be the case since the fielder caused the ball to be where it is. Even with contact (not malicious), if the fielder could have reached the base with a hand or foot and didn't raise a leg/hand or otherwise impede the fielder, we have baseball. No one said it was supposed to be easy.