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Old Mon Nov 26, 2018, 05:14pm
Rich Ives Rich Ives is offline
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Originally Posted by David Emerling View Post
... because the base is in fair territory. Even if a runner leads off in foul territory (as they should, like you pointed out) they have to momentarily reenter fair territory to return to the bag, just as a batter-runner has to leave the running lane to touch 1st.

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Nope. You dive back just like a pick at 1B. Stay foul - reach to the edge of the bag. Keeps you farther from the tag attempt that way and prevents getting hit by a fair ball too. And you said that R3 dove.
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