Man on 3rd, ball hit to outfield, man on third attempts to advance to home, outfielder throws ball home but ball hits runner. Is the runner out?
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The short answer is no. The runner would be called out only if the umpire ruled the runner's action was intentional and he intended to interfere with the play or you're playing Calvin Ball. If the official scorer judged a true throw would have retired the runner or another runner advanced due to the throw hitting the runner, he would charge an error against the fielder making the throw. 10.12 ERRORS (a) The official scorer shall charge an error against any fielder: (7) whose throw takes an unnatural bounce, touches a base or the pitcher’s plate, or touches a runner, a fielder or an umpire, thereby permitting any runner to advance...
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