Thread: Can forced runner retreat along baseline?
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Old Wed Oct 07, 2009, 09:16pm
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Originally Posted by UmpTTS43 View Post
Somewhat related. Don't have books on me but could someone give me the reference for OBR saying it is legal for BR to retreat towards 1st. I know where it is in NCAA, but not in OBR.

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If it were illegal, it would be stated as such in the rules. As no rule prohibits it, the MLBUM interpretation is used to determine at what point to declare the runner out.
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