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Originally Posted by dmore
What is the ruling regarding contact between a base runner and the first baseman. The question is centered on a batter-runner correctly running in that 3 foot wide area to the right of the fair/foul line and the the throw to the first baseman pulls them across into the lane where the batter is running. Kind of a catch the ball, batter runner runs into the first baseman, first baseman drops the ball. what is the call?
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Safe. Provided, of course, the runner stays on or gets back to the bag before F3 picks up the ball and tags him.