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Like "SB - Two BR Baserunning Calls ", I know my answer, but just for discussion and education.
RH batter pops up, ball coming down right in front of the LH box. F3 and F2 are both near it. Batter steps toward 1st, sees either that she is in the path of the ball or that F3 is in the way, so sidesteps to her left and stops. If the BR contacts F2 trying to make the catch, that would be interference.
Q.What if F2 doesn't make the catch because, assuming BR is in the way, she avoids contact with the BR? Would that be interference because the BR "impeded" F2 or is it just a poor decision by F2? Do we care about F3 in this case? Any difference if F3 was not nearby?
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