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Originally Posted by Dakota
It was a walk. They were forced to advance without jeopardy. Just because the BR is declared out does not put those other runners (who are between bases) now in jeopardy of being tagged.
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Dakota ... you know this.
The rule does not say the runners are FORCED to advance without jeopardy. They are ALLOWED to advance without jeopardy. Before BR is put out, they ARE forced to advance - due to the batter becoming a batter-runner.
However, once BR is out, while they are still ALLOWED to advance without jeopardy, they are no longer FORCED to advance at all - thus making any appeals or incidences of them missing 2nd or abandoning 1st base timing plays and not force plays.