An umpire interference with the catcher attempting to throw results in the ball being:

An umpire interference with the catcher attempting to throw results in the ball being:

• A. Immediately dead
• B. The ball remains live
• C. The ball is dead only if the interference occurs during a throw
• D. The batter is awarded two bases

Answer: (A)

Umpire interference with a catcher attempting to throw ends the play immediately. The ball is dead the moment the interference occurs, so no throw is completed and no subsequent live action continues. This rule is in place to prevent the umpire’s presence from unfairly affecting the outcome of the play. When the ball becomes dead at the time of interference, runners return to the base they last legally touched, and no additional advancement is awarded just from the interference. Options that imply the ball stays live, or that other specific outcomes (like two bases for the batter) occur, don’t fit this rule.

Umpire interference with a catcher attempting to throw ends the play immediately. The ball is dead the moment the interference occurs, so no throw is completed and no subsequent live action continues. This rule is in place to prevent the umpire’s presence from unfairly affecting the outcome of the play. When the ball becomes dead at the time of interference, runners return to the base they last legally touched, and no additional advancement is awarded just from the interference. Options that imply the ball stays live, or that other specific outcomes (like two bases for the batter) occur, don’t fit this rule.