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Runner throw out then hit with the ball
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Guest Jaron
Had this play in a game played under FED rules:
Bases loaded, no outs. Batter hits a blooping fly ball to shallow center field which is caught by the center fielder. The ball is shallow enough that runners are not initially trying to tag and advance on the cannon arm that the center fielder has. However, the runner on first base is being stupid and gets way too far off the bag during the fly ball and slips and falls when trying to return to first. Thus, the center fielder fires a throw to the first baseman to try and double R1 off. The throw is errant and hits the retired batter in the back of the shoe as he's beginning to jog across the infield towards the third base dugout. The ball takes a really wierd carom off of the retired batter and goes way off to the side away from any fielder, leading to the runner from third advancing home. Does this constitute retired runner interference?
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As described, no. This is probably just an E8. But one would have to be there to really judge. In other words, I may see and describe the same play where interference would be the correct call. Oft
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