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Originally Posted by MrUmpire
Not true in FED or NCAA.
Edited to add:
I hadn't seen JM's well thought out and far more detailed post when I first responded to Matt.
Matt: Read the post preceding this one.
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FPSR (8-4-2b) says that it is illegal if a runner does not slide
and causes
illegal contact.
That means that it is possible for a runner not to slide, and still make legal contact, otherwise it would read: "...does not slide and causes contact."
The legality of not sliding, and merely attempting to avoid, is shown in 8-4-2f: "...fails to execute a legal slide,
or does not attempt to avoid the fielder or the play on a force play at any base."
Pretty black-and-white to me: attempting to avoid contact is all it takes to be legal.