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Hi all, I'm a noob to this site and have a rule interpretation discussion to start. Hopefully this is the right place? As you watch this play, try to forget that it is Yasiel Puig and imagine it's a random faceless, nameless kid at the highest level you officiate. Batter slaps an infield single up the middle (draws a throw, which gets away from F3). After overrunning first base, batter-runner "reacts" to seeing that the ball got away. I would suggest you pause the video at this point (when he starts walking back to first base) and ask yourself whether you would call him out if he gets tagged. I'll spoil it for you -- he does get tagged in the video. I'd like to challenge you to form your own opinion without knowing what Tim Welke called on this one, and bring that untainted opinion into the discussion. http://m.mlb.com/video/v32517075/ In your judgment, did he "attempt to run to second?" Why or why not? Do you have specific criteria that you use in making this type of call? I have my opinion and will share it. For now, I'd like to open the floor for discussion. My hope is that a healthy discussion will ensue, where pros and cons of both sides are offered, and by the end of it, you (we, each of us) will be better prepared for how you will make this call the next time you see it happen on your field. The pertinent OBR rule is listed here: 7.08 Any runner is out when: (j) He fails to return at once to first base after overrunning or oversliding that base. If he attempts to run to second he is out when tagged. If, after overrunning or overs- liding first base he starts toward the dugout, or toward his position, and fails to return to first base at once, he is out, on appeal, when he or the base is tagged; Rule 7.08(j) Comment: Runner who touches first base in overrunning and is declared safe by the umpire has, within the intent of Rule 4.09(a) “reached first base†and any run which scores on such a play counts, even though the runner subsequently becomes the third out for failure to return “at once,†as covered in Rule 7.08(j). 2014_official_baseball_rules.pdf The pertinent NCAA rule is listed here: Rule 8, Section 5 A runner is out when: b. After reaching first base safely, the runner leaves the baseline in an obvious move to continue an attempt to advance to the next base and is tagged 2013-14 NCAA Baseball Rules Book.pdf I don't have access to a FED rulebook, sorry.