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RulesMLB Umpire Manual

OVERRUNNING A BASE WITHOUT TOUCHING IT

Rule 5.06(a)(1): A runner does not acquire the right to an unoccupied base on an attempt to retire the runner until he touches it before he is put out. This is true regardless of whether the umpire’s act of not making a call signifies to the defensive team that the runner failed to touch the…

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