batter/runner unintentionally kicks blocked pitch

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Originally Posted by mbyron

I don't think that's the right way to understand what happened. For one thing, the "teammate" didn't do anything deliberately other than run to 1B. But the main point is that the ball wouldn't have been deflected at all if the pitcher and catcher had done their jobs correctly. That's 2 screw-ups by the defense to 1 by the offense!

In other words, stop trying to be Solomon and just enforce the rule.