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When do you have to tag the runner in baseball?
In baseball, you have to tag the runner when they are not on a base in order to get them out.
If play is not a force out what must a fielder do?
he must tag the runner with the baseball
What is a force out in baseball and how does it differ from a tag out?
A force out in baseball happens when a runner is forced to advance to the next base because the batter becomes a base runner. The fielder only needs to touch the base with the ball to get the runner out. A tag out, on the other hand, occurs when a fielder tags a runner with the ball before the runner reaches the base.
In baseball when a basemen has to tag the runner?
A runner must be tagged to be Out if he is not forced to advance as a result of the batter putting the ball into play.
Why did Alexander cartwright invent baseball?
He made the game less violent fielders could not tag a runner by throwing the ball at him. Instead, the fielder had to throw the ball to another player, who would tag the runner or touch the base.
What are the baseball tag out rules for a runner trying to advance to a base?
In baseball, a runner can be tagged out while trying to advance to a base if the fielder with the ball touches the runner with the ball or glove before the runner reaches the base. The runner must also be tagged out if they are not on a base when a fielder touches the base with the ball in their possession.
Why did Alexander Joy Cartwright invent baseball?
He made the game less violent fielders could not tag a runner by throwing the ball at him. Instead, the fielder had to throw the ball to another player, who would tag the runner or touch the base.
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.
Has a runner ever been hit by a thrown ball during a baseball game?
Yes, runners have been hit by thrown balls during baseball games. This can happen when a fielder throws the ball to a base in an attempt to tag out the runner, but accidentally hits the runner instead.
In baseball does the fielder have to actually catch the fly ball or just have contact with it before the runner tags up?
He needs to catch it, and if he drops it the runner doesn't need to tag up.
Sacrifice fly runner does not tag up?
if the runner does not tag up and does not get back to the bag after the ball is caught and thrown to whichever bag he is at then he is out.
What happens when runner is going back to tag up but ball is over throne and he advances to next base with out taging up?
if the ball was caught and the runner never tagged up then the defending team can throw to whatever base the runner didnt tag from and appeal to whichever umps call it was to see if the runner tagged up. If the ump did not see the runner go back and tag and team has appealed to him then the runner will be called out.
