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Originally Posted by waltjp
There is no penalty for a runner failing to retouch a base after a foul ball. The ball is dead and the ump should not declare it live until the runners have retouched.
I have sarcastically told runners that I'll wait while they return and touch the base.
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Ball only becomes live in FED after the batter is in the box and F1 is on the plate. Runners do not have to touch the base after a dead ball.