Interesting play............

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Originally Posted by Dakota

But a play does, and a play means an attempt to retire a runner or BR. The umpire judgment would be... was there a play at the time R1 tapped the ball?

That is correct, but it is simply an attempt to retire an offensive player, not an imminent out.

And from the OP, apparently there was a play at the plate. And then there is that pesky BR which could have been retired at 3B. Of course, it is all judgment, but sitting at a computer not seeing the field, the fence, speed of the ball & runners, location of the defenders, etc. we really cannot tell.

However, INT cannot be dismissed simply because the offense's transgression resulted in the ball heading toward a defender and I believe that is what some have done in this thread.