MLB Rules
🏛️Official — MLB8.2 Collision Rules at Home Plate (OBR Rule 6.01(i))
Verdict
Per OBR Rule 6.01(i), implemented in 2014 and finalized in 2015: A runner attempting to score may not deviate from the direct path to home plate in order to initiate contact with the catcher.; The catcher may not block the runner's path to home plate unless the catcher is in possession of the bal...
Source: Rule 6.01
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