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We should also note that there's one situation where the old rules still apply. If the catcher set up properly giving the runner part of the plate, but the throw home forces him to step in the runner's path to field the ball and in the umpire's judgment the catcher had to go there to catch the ball, then its game on, the runner can try to wreck the catcher and knock the ball loose, and no one would be penalised for blocking the plate or for running into the catcher.