Ask UEFL - Runner's Lane INT No-Call in STL

[Lindsay]

When Cardinals pitcher Genesis Cabrera fielded Nationals batter Adam Eaton's weak ground ball up the first base line, his throw to first base hit Eaton in the back as HP Umpire Jim Wolf considered whether to invoke runner's lane interference Rule 5.09(a)(11). This Ask the UEFL analysis is an...

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[grayhawk]

Definitely RLI.  Very surprised at the no call there.

[Jimurray]

5 minutes ago, grayhawk said:

Definitely RLI.  Very surprised at the no call there.

I too have RLI but I remember a thread some years back on Umpire.org where I argued for RLI in some sit and another poster referenced a Jim Evans quote/interp/excerpt (not sure where from) where the Batter-Runner is considered in the lane if he is hit with the ball at the moment when one foot is touching the lane and the other is in the air and not touching the ground outside the lane. Maybe that is what Wolf goes by?

[Thunderheads]

On 9/18/2019 at 6:39 PM, Jimurray said:

I too have RLI but I remember a thread some years back on Umpire.org where I argued for RLI in some sit and another poster referenced a Jim Evans quote/interp/excerpt (not sure where from) where the Batter-Runner is considered in the lane if he is hit with the ball at the moment when one foot is touching the lane and the other is in the air and not touching the ground outside the lane. Maybe that is what Wolf goes by?

I'd have to assume this @Jimurray .... because, that's RLI ....