Baserunning

[John Ramey]

Runners on 1st and 2nd no outs. Ground ball to second, throws to SS for force out. Runner running to second does not slide nor touch SS, just stands in basepath about 2/3rds way to second. Umpire calls for double play for interference. Runner that started in second moved to third. Does that runner have to go back to 2nd base on the play? 

[MadMax]

Yes, on this type of interference (INT), no Runners may advance or score. So, R1 was put Out on force-out at 2B, but also committed INT; thus, the BR is also Out, and R2 must return to 2B. 

[Velho]

2 hours ago, MadMax said:

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They got ya. You're talking to a toaster.

[The Man in Blue]

When a toaster looks like this, you talk to it.

 

[BLWizzRanger]

8 hours ago, The Man in Blue said:

When a toaster looks like this, you talk to it.

 

To be honest, most of us would be stuttering like porkie pig if this was the toaster we were talking to.

[MadMax]

Ugh. 

I have to take the Blue Fish Award today. 

[BigBlue4u]

On 4/30/2026 at 2:31 PM, John Ramey said:

Umpire calls for double play for interference. Runner that started in second moved to third. Does that runner have to go back to 2nd base on the play? 

Need more information.  How did the runner interfere with the play when he was 30 feet from second base? The answer to your last sentence is, "Yes."

[The Man in Blue]

I think we are going to need another thread to get to the solution on this play.  At least one more …

[jimurrayalterego]

26 minutes ago, The Man in Blue said:

I think we are going to need another thread to get to the solution on this play.  At least one more …

No, somebody just needs to post the correct ruling on this play for the OP. R2 stays at 3B. Not me.