Batter interference on stealing home

[jicecone]

Originally posted by rinbee
With 2 out, a runner from third attempts to score on a passed ball. The batter (right handed) steps about 3 feet out of the box (so he is clearly out)and away from the baseline, but he is standing directly in between the catcher retrieving the ball just to the third base side of the plate and the pitcher who is at home plate ready to receive the throw. The throw hits the batter in the back. Do you call interference because the batter failed to avoid the play or not call interference because the batter did what he was supposed to do just by getting out of the batter's box?

Well it seems obvious that the batter had no idea where the ball was, but by the same token it was obvious that the batter DID interfer with the throw to the pitcher. "Sorry Johnnie, I know you didn' mean it, your out."

Some things just aren't meant to be fair.

Lets move on to the next inning please.