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I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don't have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills, skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you let my daughter go now, that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you. GOOD LUCK!

Brothers, obviously The Game lives and breathes by the rules. And of course, there is the umpire's judgement. We are not mind readers, we cannot read intent (unless of course a player or coach were to announce their intent prior to their action...unlikely, but, I can hope). I often find on these types of plays, like so many unusual or irregular plays and rulings (irregular and unusual for players and coaches, never for umpires...) that it's all in how we engage and speak. Your Verbal Judo, if you will, which is an excellent book. No camp or Zoom call or PowerPoint or simulator can teach you this. You learn this by doing. (For example, not related to this call being discussed above...) A simple, "Coach, by rule, it's not about intent on interference. It's about what happened on the play. Did the runner hinder or interfere with the fielder while in the act of fielding the baseball? In my judgement he did and the runner is out."...has been very effective for me. ~Dawg

Which can now become... "Coach, in my judgement the runner is out. Normally, I can cite you the specific rule on all of my adjudications but, you know I study my rule books so intensely that I accidentally knock some rules loose and they do fall out from time to time. But, I assure you the runner is out here and if you continue, you will be ejected...mmmmmmmm'k?" ~Dawg

Sometimes, when I use my book a lot, I find that I accidentally knock some rules loose and they fall out.

For something worn under the uniform, what does it matter? I have a rare jockstrap that I'd be willing to part with for a grand.

No play, No interference. Consider me schooled!!!

I would say you do have nothing. The reason why is based on your description that nothing happened. I would, however, make a bit of a scene (for the benefit of the other players and coaches) warning the on-deck hitter to leave the ball alone.

I'm assuming you'd get the out for INT? To me, there's got to be a play for INT to be called, and there's no play in your OP. Short answer: I've got nothing.