Fed. pg 48,49. 8-2 Art. 1 and Penalty (Art. 1-5)
8-2 Art. 1 An advancing runner shall touch first, second, third and then home plate in order, including awarded bases.
Penalty (Art. 1-5) For failure to touch a base (advancing and returning), or failure to tag up as soon as the ball is touched on a caught fly ball, the runner may be called out if an appeal is made by the defensive team.
As soon as the runner stops to "celebrate", he is fair game to be put out on appeal. The rule specifically says "shall" touch, it doesnt say that they may take their sweet time in doing so. I've got an out and play on.
Kudos to the second baseman for his knowledge of the rules...
As we know, there is no crying in baseball, and we should know that there are no detours either............
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