Retired batter running as if it was D3K (ASA)

[UmpireErnie]

Originally Posted by RKBUmp

In b) if the umpire judged the thrown ball hitting the retired B3, impeded the defense’s opportunity to execute a play, interference should be called on a retired offensive player and the runner closest to home would be called out as well.

Yes but it's going to be hard to see rewarding the defense an out in b) especially if R1 from first was off with the pitch. By time F2 throws down to attempt to put out the batter who has already been put out, the throw hitting the retired batter really doesn't impede the defense from making a play, unless there is more to the story. This sounds more like DMC. The batter is out and R1 ended up at 2B. The defense had opportunity to make play at 2B and simply chose not to, they threw to 1B instead.

Now if F2 is trying to throw to 2B to make a play on advancing R1 and the throw somehow hits retired batter now you got something!