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Originally Posted by cshs81
R2 and R3.
Groundball to F6, who throws it to F2. R3 heads for home but stops when the catcher catches the ball.
R2 has touched third base and rounded it when he sees that R3 is heading back towards 3rd base.
R2 does not re-touch 3rd base as he starts back towards 2nd(note: he's now between 2nd and 3rd a few steps off of 3rd base).
However, F2 overthrows 3rd base in an attempt to throw out R3. R3 scores.
R2, seeing the ball in the outfield and that R3 has scored, turns and heads towards home without touching 3rd base.
Is re-touching required since he had already touched third AND since he did not re-touch it on his way back?
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I have edited the OP so that it makes more sense.
I say that that R2 does not need to touch 3rd base, as he has already done so. It is somewhat similar to R2 running waaaaay out of the basepath, which he is allowed to do PROVIDING it is not in an effort to avoid a tag, which in this case it was not. As soon as R2 touched 3rd base, he is "in-between" 3rd and Home (even though he is physically on the line between 3rd and 2nd), and can do directly Home.