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It is basically the same in Fed; 5-1-2f allows for a delayed dead ball and the player is called out when the umpire calls "Time". I thought we already covered this before.
The runners must return to the bases they occupied at the time of the infraction.
Imagine a shot down the right field line with the bases loaded. R3 assumes that it will be caught and is holding tight. R2 and R1 have better angles and are starting to break when the ball one hops the right fielder. R3 slips on the ground and goes down - hard! R2 is fast approaching the base and R1 is coming up on second. The coach sees what is going to happen and grabs Junior's jersey, helps him up and implores him to head home. We allow the play to continue because R2 and R1 can be thrown out as they attempt to advance. In fact, R2 is gunned down at the plate and the B/R is thrown out trying to stretch his hit while the throw went to the dish - triple play and we earned a post game beverage.
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