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Originally Posted by Manny A
I'm no Yankees fan, but I don't have a violation here. Ichiro was already in the grass well off the line between third and home when Wieters started to turn with the ball (stop the video at 21 seconds to see). He did twist a little further away to avoid the tag, but it wasn't an additional three feet from his path prior to the tag.
It just looked like a violation because of how far behind home plate Ichiro ended up when he passed it. But he was already to the right of the foul line a good distance as he approached.
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Being on the grass is irrelevant. Watch the entire clip and see where his feet are when the catcher begins his attempt. (0:11 & 0:21) At that point, the base path is established as a straight line from the runner to the plate which seems to run right through the outside front corner of the BB. Now, how long is the BB in baseball?
IMO, he is out of the BP, but this is the MLB and sometimes it seems what is real and what is an ESPN clip are two different things
