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blocking of home plate

Posted by: Anonymous on June 8, 2008 at 8:25PM EST

May home plate be blocked by the catcher?

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Answered by: phanatic74 on June 9, 2008 3:30AM EST

Yes, but the runner also has the opportunity to run the catcher over if they are in the baseline. If the runner is able to knock the ball away from the catcher then they would be considered safe.