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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA
Not necessarily so. The force is reinstated when the runner retreats toward the base previously occupied (Rule 1-Definitions, Force Out).
Therefore, BY THE WORDING OF THE RULE, this cannot apply since the former BR never "occupied" home.  |
I agree. There is more to the reinstatement of the force than merely retreating back from the base to which the runner was forced. The runner must have somewhere to retreat to (base previously occupied).
Therefore, even if the definition of force out included the play on the BR at 1B, the reinstatement of the force rule would still not apply.