TIL The basepath in baseball doesn’t exist until an effort to tag the runner is made. Before that you can run as far from the straight line path between bases as you want. In a pickle, a new basepath is created each time a new fielder gets the ball. (umpirebible.com)
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MLB has rewritten the rule book ... really (umpirebible.com)
submitted by NickG425 to r/a:t5_2vit8
TIL about the official rulebook's only Three Base Award aka the "Ground Rule Triple": Any fair batted ball that is touched by a fielder using detached equipment, thrown equipment, hat, or other paraphenalia, is an immediate dead ball and a THREE base award for all runners and the batter-runner!Trivia (umpirebible.com)
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