Collision Abreu/Dozier

[grozzly]

I've juste seen the highlights of the game so i don't know what was the call...your thoughts about this situation?

 

[SH0102]

1 hour ago, grozzly said:

I've juste seen the highlights of the game so i don't know what was the call...your thoughts about this situation?

 

Because it was a pop up that was caught, even type 2 obstruction by F3 would still be ignored and out stands.  

If for some reason, the umpire was protecting F3 (F2 caught it but it’s theoretically possible), then you have INT on batter and he is out.  

If you somehow deem this as nothing (it can’t be but even if you did), the ball was caught, so batter is out.

So no matter what, batter is out.

Here is the video link since you didn’t post it..

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/white-soxs-jose-abreu-and-royals-hunter-dozier-exit-fridays-game-after-full-speed-collision-during-pop-up/amp/

[flyingron]

If it hadn't been caught looks like there might have been interference on F2.     BR ran into the catchers glove hand as he was fielding the fly,.

 

[johnnyg08]

Here's an embedded clip
 

 

[flyingron]

Close Call Sports did their usual good coverage of this:  https://www.closecallsports.com/2021/05/umpires-call-as-dozier-and-abreu.html

 

[beerguy55]

 Man that's awful - God I hate seeing that...not clear on who was saying "I got it"...I get the impression that Dozier possibly caused himself to get out by colliding into Abreu, allowing the catcher a clean catch...it looks like Abreu was gonna go full steam into the catcher, where it would have been a different player hurt, and ball safely drops into foul territory.