What's the Call? Base on Balls

[nickrego]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

Rule 8-4-2h EXCEPTIONS: "If a batter-runner safely touches first base and then overslides or overruns it, except on a base on balls, he may immediately return to first base without penalty, provided he did not attempt to run or feint to second." (emphasis added)

So, we are technically supposed to call the runner out when he overruns first base on a base on balls under FED rules.

This just means they are not PROTECTED back to the base. They are in jeopardy of being put out by a tag, but not immediately called out just because they over-ran or over-slid 1st.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by nickrego

This just means they are not PROTECTED back to the base. They are in jeopardy of being put out by a tag, but not immediately called out just because they over-ran or over-slid 1st.

Yes, but in FED only. In OBR, they may overrun the base without jeopardy of being put out by a tag according to rules and apparently all authoritative opinions.