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Originally Posted by DG
As described I have no INT. Batter bent over due to an inside pitch near the knee and then stood up and catcher hit him in the helmet. Catcher needs to make a better throw, and in fact, if he has to slide to catch the ball, he is probably not going to throw a runner out who is stealing on the pitch.
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Basically your saying that the batter did not intentionally interfere therefore, it is the fault of the catcher. That is NOT what the rule says. Intent has no bearing on whether or not the batter interfered with the catchers throw.
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