Thread: look back rule
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Old Tue Oct 24, 2006, 03:56pm
IRISHMAFIA IRISHMAFIA is offline
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Originally Posted by gfleischer82
Look Back rule.

Batter get base on ball. Runner runs around 1st toward 2nd. A ball is returned to pitcher. A runner kinda slow down then proceed to 2nd. Is runner out due to look back rule violation? Since the runner is commited to 2nd base?
To start, I hope the defense appeal the BR failing to touch 1B

The runner is not committed to 2B, did not stop, did not reverse direction.

There is no call to be made here.
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