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Originally Posted by btdt
I think the baseline is always a straight line between each base.
The base path is what you are concerned about when the defense is making a play on a runner(s)
Sorry, it just bothered me. They tell me baseline and base path are different subjects and not interchangeable.
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I'm not sure who "they" are but the rulebook uses baseLINE.
7.08 Any runner is out when—
(a) (1) He runs more than three feet away from his baseline to avoid being tagged unless his action is to avoid interference with a fielder fielding a batted ball. A runner’s baseline is established when the tag attempt occurs and is a straight line from the runner to the base he is attempting to reach safely;