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It's time for a baseball rules question! Runner is at second, ball is he, it's a forced play to third base. Shortstop catches the ball, runner on

Posted by Guigue (aka Guigue) Aug 21 '12, 21:20

second starts running but slows down and even makes a few steps back to slow the tagging and avoid a double play.

The question is, can you go backward if it's a forced play?

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how it would really happen - znufrii Aug 21, 22:02 1
- Yeah but it's an amateur league... :) -- nm - Guigue Aug 22, 04:59
Sure, if it helps stop the double play. - the wrong element, bad guy Aug 21, 21:38 1
- He tagged me than missed his throw to second (he was late anyway). Overall it worked pretty well! :) -- nm - Guigue Aug 21, 21:41
you can run any way you want to, as long as you are inside the baseline. -- nm - peglegpete Aug 21, 21:32
Okay I think I finally figured how to google that specific issue, and people seem to say that you can run back to avoid a tag -- nm - Guigue Aug 21, 21:29
If the base is open. - the liioulu on a bench Aug 21, 21:25
"ball is he" = "ball is hit" -- nm - Guigue Aug 21, 21:21

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It's time for a baseball rules question! Runner is at second, ball is he, it's a forced play to third base. Shortstop catches the ball, runner on

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