Obstruction by Catcher?
The right-handed batter (B1) swings at the pitch, hits it, but the ball dribbles fair only about 1-2 feet in front of home plate. As B1 is leaving the right-handers batter's box and the catcher is leaving his catcher's box, the two unintentionally collide just in front of home plate.
- The defensive coach thinks that B1 just interfered with his catcher's right to field a batted ball (so call B1 out).
- The offensive coach thinks the catcher just interfered with his batter's right to advance on a fair ground ball (so award B1 at least first base, maybe more).
- The field umpire runs to the outfield to await your decision (so block him on the Arbiter right after the game).
Now what does the plate umpire do?