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Originally posted by aevans410
He can't be called out for being out of baseline unless the ball is being held in the baseline and a tag being attempted. Actually, once the defense starts to attempt a play, the baseline is then established between the point the runner is at (even if hes in right field) and the next base hes attempting to reach. The "baseline" doesn't necessarily have to be between 2 bases.
Edit : Ozzy beat me to it .
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OBR 7.08 a(1) says :
a runner is out when he runs more than 3 feet away from a direct line between the bases to avoid being tagged...
That would seem to go against your interpretation of where the baseline is established. That wording would seem to indicate that as soon as F4 went to RF to tag the runner that he would be out as soon as he tries to avoid the tag by F4 since he's more than 3 feet away from the direct line between the bases.
I'm not an umpire . I'm just trying to find backing for your interpretation.