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Originally posted by TexBlue
BTW, there is no such rule penalizing a runner for abandoning a base
Mike what about rule 8-7-U? Or are we talking about 2 different things?
It still seems that if the runner is going back to 3rd, she has to go through home to get there. Just like if she missed 3rd base and crossed home, she has to touch home and go back to 3rd, in that order. Or am I missing something?
Rick
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Rule 8.7.U rules an active runner out for leaving the field of play, not abandoning the base.
As far as retouching home, why would the runner bother? The umpire is not going to return the runner to 3B until the ball is dead. The runner didn't miss a base or leave a base early. Nor did the runner to anything illegal. And before you go there, the runner advancing farther than allowed is not forbidden or illegal. Retaining those bases just isn't permitted.