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Originally posted by Mattinglyfan
Since there was an infield fly, the batter is out. Therefore there should be no force at 2nd, and the runner should be able to advance from 2nd, "at his own risk" without tagging. Am I wrong?
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I'm a little confused --
If the ball was caught, runners must "tag up". An infield fly is just like any other fly ball, except that the batter is automatically out.
And, the out for a runner leaving a base before the ball is touched on a catch is not a force out -- it's an appeal out.
Based on the most recent post (R2 advancing without tagging), that's what I thought you were asking about.
Then, I re-read the original, and I see that the ball was not caught. Since it wasn't caught, there's no need for runners to "tag up." Since the batter was out, there's no need for the runners to advance -- no force. If that was the situation, then the defense tagging the base at second had no bearing.