Would be a judgement call by the ump like fan interference: If in his mind the hit would have cleared the fence, the batter would be awarded a HR (4 bases) instead of just 3, despite you knocking down/intercepting the HR ball and keeping the ball in the park.yeah, I heard this from Umpiring school, probably the only one I remembered. If I knew that when I played, I would be trying to knock down homeruns all the time.
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difference is they aren't throwing equipment at the ball to stop itI don't see why it would be a penalty at all. You don't see them penalize an outfielder for climbing up the wall to rob a guy from a HR! I'm sure we've all seen a liner hit right at an infielder and he knocks it down with his hand or glove with no penalty called. So what's the difference?
did the player deliberately throw his glove at the ball, OAKAS? I don't think I've ever seen a pro do this.
He was screwing around with the game well in hand. It wasn't an actual serious attempt to hit the ball with his glove. Just tossed the glove up in a joking manner, but was careful to not actually get it near the ball in play.