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Question bases loaded-batter gets a hit grounder to first base- throws ball home to get force out- if he was to throw the ball back to first base and touch the bag and not the runner, is the runner out?
Answer Hello Jeanne,
Thanks for writing.
Most certainly "Yes". Until the batter reaches first base, there is always a force play at first base. All the fielder needs to do is tag the bag, not the batter/ runner.
If the fielders do the reverse of what you describe: get the batter/ runner out at first before throwing the ball home: that would negate any other force plays so any other out on that play would have to come from a runner being tagged out.
