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Originally Posted by ctblu40
You are correct. In OBR the rule is:
5.09 The ball becomes dead and runners advance one base, or return to their bases, without liability to be put out, when --
(e) A foul ball is not caught; runners return. The umpire shall not put the ball in play until all runners have retouched their bases;
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However, in actual application, professional umpires routinely put the ball in play before runners actually retouch. This is common and accepted. The runners should at least be in "close vicinitY" to the base. So let's not be OOO on this.