Triple Play w/ RBI

[Mountaincoach]

I watched a short clip about this play, and they specifically said an RBI was not awarded.

[BSBAL18]

They called him out of the baseline, which he was giving up pretty much anyway... But was is the rule about the baseline? It looked to me like he just took a step or maybe 2 small steps... so maybe 2 foot or 3 foot outside the direct path between 2nd and 3rd... i thought there was some judgement built in to the umpire. He avoided the tag but didnt go crazy into the outfield...

[Rich Ives]

Originally Posted by BSBAL18

They called him out of the baseline, which he was giving up pretty much anyway... But was is the rule about the baseline? It looked to me like he just took a step or maybe 2 small steps... so maybe 2 foot or 3 foot outside the direct path between 2nd and 3rd... i thought there was some judgement built in to the umpire. He avoided the tag but didnt go crazy into the outfield...

The runner's baseline is a straight line from the runner's position at the time the tag attempt starts to the base he is attempting to reach. The direct line between the bases doesn't mean anything and doesn't come into play.