Is a Re-Touch Required?

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Originally Posted by Shmuelg

I have edited the OP so that it makes more sense.

I say that that R2 does not need to touch 3rd base, as he has already done so. It is somewhat similar to R2 running waaaaay out of the basepath, which he is allowed to do PROVIDING it is not in an effort to avoid a tag, which in this case it was not. As soon as R2 touched 3rd base, he is "in-between" 3rd and Home (even though he is physically on the line between 3rd and 2nd), and can do directly Home.

Based on your interp, what if the runner was not just a few steps off of 3rd base between 2nd and 3rd but, rather, halfway? Can he go directly to home from there or would he have to re-touch 3rd base?