Ejection in middle of play

[bob jenkins]

Originally posted by Rich Ives
Steve,

What's the awards on an immediate dead ball for malicious contact?

Bases loaded, defense up by two, batter hits a gapper, F3 tackles him as he approaches 1B. Only one runner has scored at the time. What do you rule?

That's also obstruction -- award bases to nullify the penalty. In the specific play, 3 runs score, even if R1 would normally lose a race with a snail.

Malicious contact by the offense is (in FED) an immediate dead ball -- runners return.