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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA
You are correct. I got tied up in the "appeal" issue of the umpires leaving the field.
Once the BR enters the dugout, the force of any runner is alleviated assuming the umpires would rule her out.
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Well, this would only have an effect if BR was called out prior to the run scoring, and even then, the ball is still live. It would take an odd confluence of events to prevent the runner at 3rd from scoring (BR called out AND R1 tagged before reaching home). And even then, the wording of the rule still allows forced runners to advance without liability to be put out - I think you'd have an interesting argument on your hands if this actually happened - BR called out for entering the dugout and a tag of R1 prior to touching home.
But even so, there is NOTHING that would send the runners back to their original bases.