What's the call?

[Outlawcoach15]

Runner at second,1 out. Batter lines a ball to the first baseman, the ball hits F3 glove in fair territory and rolls into the base coaches box. Umpire is pointing fair,r2 goes to 3rd,batter runner is still in the box. First base coach picks up the ball and throws it to the pitcher. What's the call? Is batter runner out? Do you return r2 back to second?

[maven]

Intentional interference (he intended to pick up the ball, not to interfere) by a person authorized to be on the field (OBR 3.15). The ball is dead, and umpires will award bases and call outs to nullify the interference.

 

It's a "god rule," since umpires get to play god. As I envision the play you describe, I'm probably leaving R2 at 3B and calling the BR out. F3 probably would have retrieved the ball and made the play at 1B to retire the BR.

 

For FED, they want this ruled interference (3-2-3, 8-4-2g). The ball is dead, the BR is out, and R2 must return.

 

The only difference for this play is what you'd do with R2.

[MooseLoop]

Maven, are you sure?  My reading of OBR 3.15 is that it applies to persons authorized to be on the field other than members of the batting team's line-up, base coaches, and umpires.  Like ball dudes or security persons.  They are treated like spectator interference, umpire's judgment.  See 3.15 Comment.  For base coaches and players, 7.11 says that ball is dead, batter is out, and runners return, to TOP base on batted ball and TOI base on thrown ball. Same as FED, says BRD 324.

[Rich Ives]

Maven, are you sure?  My reading of OBR 3.15 is that it applies to persons authorized to be on the field other than members of the batting team's line-up, base coaches, and umpires.  Like ball dudes or security persons.  They are treated like spectator interference, umpire's judgment.  See 3.15 Comment.  For base coaches and players, 7.11 says that ball is dead, batter is out, and runners return, to TOP base on batted ball and TOI base on thrown ball. Same as FED, says BRD 324.

 

3.15 comment includes a note on the base coach interfering. Use that as the basis.

[maven]

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