Third strike foul tip

[Guest Stephen Watkins]

Man on first base. Batter foul tips third strike and the catcher catches the ball for the strike out. Can the runner steal second base without tagging first base?

[LC Ump]

A foul tip is not only a strike (in this case, strike three) but also a live ball on which runners can advance.

[Replacematt]

12 minutes ago, Guest Stephen Watkins said:

Man on first base. Batter foul tips third strike and the catcher catches the ball for the strike out. Can the runner steal second base without tagging first base?

Yes. It is not a caught fly ball--for the purposes of baserunning, a foul tip is treated the same as any other strike (with one exception not relevant here.)

[noumpere]

9 hours ago, Matt said:

Yes. It is not a caught fly ball--for the purposes of baserunning, a foul tip is treated the same as any other strike (with one exception not relevant here.)

Two exceptions.