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Originally posted by CecilOne
I thought it was established in another thread that a fielder going after a loose ball is not making a play in the sense of receiving a thrown ball, making a tag, etc. and so may not impede the runner even if they are "doing what they are supposed to do".
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Read "Collision" on pages 282 & 283 of the 2003 ASA rule book.
It's a fine line to walk and this gives some pointers. But, as I've said before, I'm not going to allow a runner be placed in jeopardy by a collision simply because it was imminent and lacked of fault.