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Originally posted by Ump180
I know that the answer is simple, but I can't seem to get a consensious:
Runner on second and third, outs don't matter. Grounder to short, fields clean and throws wide of first. F1 nocks the ball down, rolling (but not going to go out of play) 1st base coach (a) in box or (b) out of box kicks the ball out of play.
Who advances/is called out? Basiclly, what does the umpire do? (FYI: when this actually happend, the umps missed the kick so played is as if the ball went in off the throw)
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This is Offensive Interference and is covered by both OBR 2.00 and OBR 5.08. The ball is DEAD, but only because it went out of play, and the runner on whom the play was made is OUT [OBR 5.08]. Other runners return to the last base legally touched at the time of the interference [OBR 2.00 Offensive Interference].
With coach's interference the ball is normally kept alive to allow the defense to make plays on other runners.
Hope this helps
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