If that were true, then wouldn't any player who hits a home run and takes a wide turn to first base via the grass be called out?
Been a long time but I believe "out of the baseline" applies when evading a tag ;TLDR.
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Originally Posted by packs
I don't understand why Baez wasn't called out. He's clearly out of the baseline when the throw goes home. He's standing in front of the plate. You can only run to first between the foul line and the edge of the grass. As soon as he stepped over the foul line he should have been called out.
Look where he's standing. |