Baseball rules runner interference Video

Runner interference with a batted or thrown ball.

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swingerroger: Good show of rule. I am surprised that there is so little views on a video that is so informative. I was put onto here from a comment on my video, as there was a debate as to the correct call on my sons video, as the runner was called out, for the final out of the game. Check it out and comment please, ohh and if you can rate it, it is under Nasty Collision last out. I look forward to more of your videos.

buttkiss101: the only thing i'd add to this is that in MLB, a hard slide to prevent a double play is RARELY called for interference.

firstpickjim: Yes, because interference is a judgement call as to whether or not the fielder was hindered in his actual attempt to make a play. A hard slide may or may not actually hinder the fielder. The fielder must be hindered during his play, not before or after.

firstpickjim: Also, a runner must do something obviously intentional that is something other than just going into the base. In MLB interference is only called when the runner does something obviously unnecessary to his act of trying to get to the base, that actually hinders the fielder WHILE he is making a catch or throw.

tatomuck18: WHAT??? At that last play of the video, why would the BATTER be out if that runner runner to 2nd interfered with the play? The runner was at fault! not the batter! Why is the batter out and not the runner if the batter didnt break any rules? That dont make sense!!!

firstpickjim: Sure, it does. The runner was already out when the fielder touched second base. He interfered with the subsequent play on the batter. You can't call the runner out for interference when he was already out, so you penalize the interference by calling out the runner being played upon. Which in this case, was the batter. If the runner had interfered before he had been put out, then yes, HE would be out, not the batter.

SinfulMessiah: What if the runner chooses not to slide on the double play and jogs slowly into second base but does not flail his arms? Is the fielder then justified in throwing the ball at his face? Serious question.

firstpickjim: Pro fielders will throw directly toward first base and expect the runner to get out of the way. However, the runner does not have to slide. He must not INTENTIONALLY interfere with the throw. Simply continuing to run toward the base, is not intentional interference. It actually isn't in the fielders favor, to hit the runner, because if the throw hits the runner without intent to interfere, the ball is still live and the defense would have to chase it down, and other runners might advance.

Author: firstpickjim; Uploaded: Jun 25, 2008; Duration: 3:58; Views: 2650

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