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Originally Posted by LeeBallanfant
This is what I thought, but I cannot reconcile it to 7:08 e
He or the next base is tagged before he touches the next base, after he has been
forced to advance by reason of the batter becoming a runner. However, if a
following runner is put out on a force play, the force is removed and the runner
must be tagged to be put out.
Technically the batter was not out on a force play.
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Nope, but your quoted rule has nothing to do with your original situation.
Look at it in this situation: R1. Fly ball to R9, who traps it. BR touches first and turns toward second; R1 isn't sure if the ball is caught and stops halfway between 1B and 2B. F9 throws to F3, who tags BR off the base.
At this point, is the force still in effect? No, because the previous runner (the BR here) being put out removed the force.