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Originally Posted by dash_riprock
Wow, Bob. This one gets heavy.
Can a retired runner correct a baserunning error? Well, he can be appealed, and he's still on the field so it would seem unfair to not let him do so.
But can you have an advantaqeous 4th out when the 3rd out was made by the same player? Would the batter be 0 for 2? (just kidding)
I would let him correct the error. And I stand ready to be corrected.
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I don't think that it would be possible for the runner to correct this mistake. Once he rounded first, we (as umpires) assume that he touched the bag until appealed. At this point, the BR has completed his responsibility to touch 1st.
In the OP the BR never bothered to complete his responsibility although he could have tried to do so before entering the dugout.
You're right..... it's getting deep!