What are the ABC's?

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Obstruction: is the act of a fielder who, while not in possession of the ball and not in the act of fielding the ball, impedes the progress of any runner.


Type A and Type B are described in See OBR 7.06 (a) and (b)

Type A is obstruction that occurs when a play is being made on the obstructed runner.

Type B is obstruction that occurs when a play is not being made on the obsructed runner.

There are instances where a obstrcution may start out as Type B and become Type A.


Interference: (a) Offensive interference is an act by the team at bat which interferes with, obstructs, impedes, hinders or confuses any fielder attempting to make a play.

(b)Defensive interference is an act by a fielder which hinders or prevents a batter from hitting a pitch.

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