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Originally Posted by Snocatzdad
This seems off to me. IMO it should be a 2 base award from the last base safely reached at the time of the release. Since the runner has to go back and tag up, then the last base safely reached was 1B and award should be 3B.
You can award home if they don't go back and tag up, but the defensive should be able to appeal then and get the out. I guess that is the crux, you have to award home because it's not the umpires job to let the defense know that the runner has to tag up to be safe from an appeal. (still stinks)
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There is nothing, NOTHING new here. This has been the rule for years.
And even though the rule has NOTHING to do with touching a base, by rule, the last base touched safely IS the last base the runner passed. (8.3.B)