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Originally Posted by Illini_Ref
If you make contact (not initiated by the fielder) and are not sliding, you are out.
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I can't speak for LL, but for other codes, that is exactly why they don't have the language you suggest. Contact happens and you can't have blanket policy.
Using the phrase "attempt to avoid" makes far more sense. It keeps the onus on the runner, but recognizes reality.