⚾ MLB Runner rounding third toward home. The catcher — without the ball — is blocking the plate, and the runner collides with him before the throw arrives. Safe, or out?
After further review, the ruling on the field is reversed — this is obstruction. The runner is safe at home.
The rule — quoted exactly, never paraphrased
Rule 6.01(h) — Obstruction: “The catcher, without the ball in his possession, has no right to block the pathway of the runner attempting to score. The base line belongs to the runner…”
✓ rule quoted verbatim from the official rulebook