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This is out of the 2012 book and applies to all ages: "If a runner attempting to reach home plate intentionally and malisicously runs into a defensive player in the area of home plate, he will be called out on the play and ejected from the game. The objective of this is to penalize the offensive team for deliberate, unwarranted, unsportsmanlike action by the runner for the obvious purpose of crashing the defensive player, rather than trying to reach home plate. Obviously, this is an umpire's judgement call."
Yes, there IS a MC in BRB. It has been in there since approx 1994, before then there was no rule. There is no must slide or avoid rule.
Play does not sound like MC as described.
Last edited by DG; Mon Sep 17, 2012 at 08:25pm.
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