Pushing

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Haven't seen this play too much over the years, but it happened Saturday, and I'm wondering whether I should have called anything.

This one unfolded as follows:

Abel on 2B. Baker grounds to F6, who throws to 1B to get Baker. Abel takes 3B on the throw and rounds the bag by three or four steps. F3 throws back to 3B in an attempt to get Abel. F5, standing a full step off the home side of 3B without the ball, is clearly obstructing as Abel scrambles back to 3B.

Now: Abel with both arms pushes the much bigger F5, who is thrown off balance as the throw skips through to the fence and Abel scores.

My question is whether I should have called anything for Abel pushing F5.

If it matters, when Abel reversed direction, F5 was right in his way. Abel really had no chance to try to run around F5.