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Vacating a base
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Runners on 1st and 2nd. 1 out. Ground ball to short. SS fields ball near bag, runner on second does not advance but stands on bag. SS tags guy standing on second, steps under him to tag bag therefore creating two outs to end the inning. Added measure, SS meets runner from first in front of bag to tag him out. Runner on second then advances to third. We all say inning over with both outs made on second, tagged both runners because the runner on second didn't advance until after he was tagged standing on base. Runner was called safe at third. Umpire argument saying he didn't have to leave the bag at 2. In book, rule states that following runners are entitled to a bag in a force situation meaning the runners at both second and first must vacate the bag, according to the language written in rule book.
Question is, why was the runner at second not forced off the bag in a batted ground ball situation but the runner on first was. It doesn't make sense. Rule 7.03b and 8-2-8 says the following runner is entitled to the bag he is standing on.
Root of question is this: in force play situation, is runner required to vacate the base the moment the ball is batted into play not withstanding a fly ball.
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