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Originally Posted by IowaMike
Guess "he has to slide" is another one of those urban legends in baseball rules along with the hand is part of the bat etc.
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I have it as myth #20: "The runner must always slide when the play is close."
The myth "the hands are part of the bat" is number one by all a long shot, and has been heard at every level of ball from sandlot to the show.