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Originally Posted by tadk
Cannot find clarification on this rule anywhere.
Here is the situation:
Infield hit with a play at first, first baseman drops the thrown ball, runner runs through without touching either base. 1B picks up ball and attempts to tag runner - which base is the runner required to come back to?
In my opinion once the runner crosses the base, the safety base essentially disappears.
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(ASA) 8-2-N, specifically 7. The colored portion doesn't "disappear"; anything absent of a play on the batter-runner at first base, the base is now 15" X 30". Therefore, in your play, the runner may return to either portion.