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Originally Posted by JJ
So if the defender is standing in a spot with the ball in his hand, and the runner goes more than 3 feet (arm's length) away from the defender to avoid a tag,
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This is irrelevant.
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Originally Posted by JJ
even though that means he's running more than 3 feet (arm's length) out of his direct line to the base he's running to,
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This is relevant.
The starting point of the runner is never the same as the starting point of the fielder. There are three relevant points on the field to determine the basepath--where the runner is at the beginning of the attempt, and the bases on either end.