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Originally Posted by Fan10
Suppose that the throw from LF to home beats the runner by 20 feet. The runner then gets caught in a run down and after a few throws back and forth, he is tagged out in a rundown.
We know that he would not have scored, so an award of home is not an option. If you are protecting him to 3B, is he now out because he advanced past the base to which he was entitled?
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In your play, the out would stand -- just as it would if he was thrown out by 20 feet and kept going for home.
If the obstruction occurred while a play was being made on the runner, then the ball would have been dead immediately and any awards made -- with a minimum of 1 base to the obstructed runner.
This was about as easy as it gets, imo.
(And let me add that the HS rule is different. Most umpires know that, but we have several fans reading this.)