- Aug 20, 2013
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When there are double bags at first base, is the first baseman required to use the inside bag, or can they use the outside bag for a force out as well?
The runner was called out but DD received a warning from the umpire for using the outside bag - he said that the outside bag always goes to the runner.
I am interested in the responses to this post as this situation happened this fall when DD was playing first. She was pulled into foul territory fielding a grounder and stepped on the outside bag to make the out (had to run back at an angle). The runner was called out but DD received a warning from the umpire for using the outside bag - he said that the outside bag always goes to the runner. It was a close play and she would not have been able to get the out if she had to go around the outside bag to the inside bag to make the tag...
Not true for ASA anyways.
"On any force out attempted from the foul side of first base ...", fielder can use either base.