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padfun

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1. It depends on whether it is a forced out or not.

Reply to brush (Original post)

Thu Jul 8, 2021, 04:46 AM

Jul 2021

If there was a runner on first and second when the ball was hit, then all the Third baseman has to do is to touch the bag with any part of his body once the ball is in his hand. If there was only a man on second and NOT on first when the ball was hit, then he has to tag the runner.

One way to tell is ask this. Can the runner return back to the base he was at? I mean without two players being on the base at one time. If he can return back to the base, then it is not a forced out. If all bases were full behind him. then it is a forced out.

And yes, a first baseman can ALWAYS just touch the bag with is glove, providing the ball is in that glove.

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A question about a fielder taking a throw at a base for an out. [View all] brush Jul 2021 OP

It depends on whether it is a forced out or not. padfun Jul 2021 #1

Thank you. I love a person who know their baseball. brush Jul 2021 #2

No, he has to touch the runner. padfun Jul 2021 #3

There are some scenarios like this on YouTube. Patterson Jul 2021 #4