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Originally posted by DownTownTonyBrown
I know some rules are different between OBR and FED. In FED the runner could not return to touch 2nd after he had touched 3rd and the ball became dead - for any reason, whether the ball entered dead ball territory or the umpire grants a time out making the ball dead also. NO CAN RETURN.
FED 5-2-2b. a runner may return to a base he left too soon on a caught fly ball or that was not touched during a live ball; EXCEPTION: A runner who is on or beyond a succeeding base when the ball became dead, or advances and touches a succeeding base after the ball became dead, MAY NOT RETURN and shall be called out upon proper and successful appeal.
Is there a website that delineates the OBR and FED differences?
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Actually, Tony, by Fed caseplay 8.2.5a the runner can return, however, his return would not eliminate the umpire upholding the appeal. Still, the appeal must occur. If the defense sees the runner return illegitimately but doesn't know the return is illegitimate, they are apt not to appeal in thinking that the runner corrected his error. If they don't appeal, then the runner keeps his award and the game progresses. The umpire should not stop this runner from attempting return even if he was on or beyond 2B when the ball became dead. This is a play that the defense needs to appeal.
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