Catcher obstruction

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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Batter did not miss hitting the pitch, never had the opportunity. Just because the swing is late doesn't mean the batter loses his/her right to attempt to put the ball into play.

Obviously, as we all know (or should by now), that if you (the umpire) judge the act of the batter's hitting the catcher's glove to be intentional, that could be interference as the batter was not, in your judgment, attempting to strike the ball, but the catcher's glove. However, that would really need to be obvious and that may very much depend on the age level involved in the game.

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