Trying to understand if timing play applies in this situation: 2 outs, runner on 3b. Two strikes in batter, pitch is thrown, batter swings for strike 3 but ball not caught by catcher & rolls all the way to the backstop. R3 easily crosses the plate and the batter freezes for a split second until coach yells instructions to run to 1B. By now, catcher retrieves the ball, and the first baseman has run down the line towards home, catcher throws ball to the first baseman who then tags the batter as he begins to run towards 1B. Is that 3rd out considered a “force out” even if the batter/runner was tagged out?
