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RulesMLB Umpire Manual

WILLFUL AND DELIBERATE INTERFERENCE

Rules 6.01(a)(5-7), 5.09(a)(13), 5.09(b)(3), 6.01(j): Rules 6.01(a)(6) and 6.01(a)(7) were added to the Official Baseball Rules to add an additional penalty when a base runner or a batter-runner deliberately and intentionally interferes with a batted ball or a fielder in the act of fielding a batted ball to deprive the defensive team of an opportunity…

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