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Originally posted by greymule
However, F2's throw to 2B sails into right center, and with the outfielders having run in, rolls to the fence. Abel now decides it's worth trying to return to 2B. He runs directly to 2B from his position part way down the 3B line. Abel not only makes it back to 2B, but with the defense moving slowly while arguing that Abel committed one violation or another, runs to 3B and stops there.
The defense now tags Abel, while some players appeal that he missed 3B originally and others appeal that he missed 3B on his return. They also claim that Abel ran out of the baseline.
What would you call?
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TIME is exactly what I would call since there are multiple players spouting out numerous appeals and it seems that R1 has decided to stay on a particular base for a while.
There is no ruling for out of the baseline for two reasons: 1) there is no such rule, and 2) the rule that does exist, the runner would have to be avoiding a tag for it to apply.
If the defense properly appeals R1 missing 3B while advancing, or while retreating to 2B, R1 is ruled out.