Wrong
Runners can run nearly anywhere until someone is between them and the base with a ball - now they must run directly at the base or directly back to the previous.
BASEPATH is not established until a defender is present and ready to make a tag. Up until then the runners can round the corners, step back away from the direct path between bases, wander into the outfield, or whatever.
I'm not convinced abandonement is the right answer. The defense also abandoned their opportunity to make the out. HTBT.
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