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Originally Posted by dash_riprock
Unless he is attempting to confuse the defense or make a travesty of the game, his retreat to 2nd is legal.
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I don't have any of my baseball books here, but from OBR:
7.01 A runner acquires the right to an unoccupied base when he touches it before he is out. He is then entitled to it until he is put out, or forced to vacate it for another runner legally entitled to that base. Rule 7.01 Comment: If a runner legally acquires title to a base, and the pitcher assumes his pitching position, the runner may not return to a previously occupied base.