ABANDONMENT ON A FORCE PLAY

ABANDONMENT ON A FORCE PLAY

Rules 5.01(b)(1), 5.09(b)(2), 5.09(b)(1) and (2) Comment, 5.09(b)(6):

A base runner being called out for abandoning his effort to touch the next base does not change a force play to a tag or time play on any other runner(s).

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