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I think they just call it tagging somebody out.
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Can a tag be considered a force out?
On a force out, you may either tag the base the runner is being forced to, or you may tag the runner before he gets to that base. If it is not a force out, you must tag the runner while he is off whatever base he has a legal right to occupy.
How can you successfully get an un-forced base runner out?
You can tag that runner with a glove or hand holding the ball, while the runner is not standing on a base.
When can you tag up in baseball?
Tagging up allows a base runner to advance to the next base once a fly ball is caught. To tag up means returning to the base that you occupied at the time the fly ball was hit. You place a foot on the base and watch the ball as it is caught by the fielder. When the ball is caught, you run to the next base.
Does the runner have to be tagged out?
no, you can tag the runner to get him out or on a play where the runner is forced to run you can step on the base he is running to.
If a runner has to return to a base on a caught flyball is that a force out?
Yes. The fielder covering the base does NOT have to tag the runner. The runner is forced out when the fielder steps on the base before the runner can make it back. Got that.
In MLB does the baseman need to touch the base to get the runner out?
If it is a force (i.e. there are people on all the bases behind the runner) play, then yes, the baseman needs to touch the base to get the runner out. If the runner is not required to move to that base, then the baseman must tag the runner to get him out. The baseman does not NEED to touch the base to record the out. The defense may tag the runner OR the bag.
When a foul ball is hit does the base runner have to touch the base?
Yes. He must tag the base.
What is a 'tag run' in softball?
when someone hits the ball and it is caught, the runner(s) on base can "tag" the base they are on once it is caught and then run to the next base. If they tag 3rd base and run home to score it is the tag run.
Do you need to tag the person in a force out?
You don't. A force means no tag is needed, only the baseman needs to catch the ball and have one foot on the base. The runner is forced; he or she has no safe base to return to and is therefore automatically out.
If the runner rounds first base and then wants to go back and the person with the ball tags the base is he out?
No, in that situation the person with the ball would have to tag the runner for the runner to be out.
When is tagging used in softball?
You can tag a runner anytime but it's most important to tag a runner when it's not a force out play. When a baserunner runs to the next base without a runner behind him he must be tagged out before reaching base.
Can a force play ever be turned into a timing play where the runner at third scores before you tag out another runner instead of touching the base he is forced to?
No, as long as the runner is forced to go to the next base, they can be tagged out or the base stepped on. Both are considered force plays, which means the run would not count.
