Obstruction or is the runner about ready to be tagged out

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Is this Obstruction or is the runner about ready to be tagged out?

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BretMan2

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It’s always hard to tell from a still photo. You don’t know what happened right before this shot was taken, and you don’t know what will happen right after.

It looks like the runner is being forced to slide under the catcher’s legs before the catcher has possession of the ball. That would be obstruction.
 
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