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1) the BR can run in fair ground and not be out if hit by the throw, if it is from the foul side and the fielder is using the foul part
2) the fielder and BR can use either the fair part or foul part on throws from the foul side or foul ground errant throws.
My suggestion is to require the BR to use the opposite part, instead of saying either.
The BR is only out for mising the foul part when there is a play; if the BR collides with the fielder or there is an appeal for missing the base before the BR returns from an overrun. I assume the original throw to 1st by a fielder is not an "appeal" if the runner has passed the base unless the defense makes a separate action to touch the base or tag the runner after the fact.
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