Baseball · WBSC / Rule 10
Running the bases and making outs
WBSC · 2025–2026In short
Touching bases, force plays, tags and the right to a base.
Legal advancement
Runners touch bases in sequence and must return in reverse order when required. A runner forced to advance can be retired by a defender holding the ball on the forced base. Otherwise a legal tag is normally needed. First base may be overrun safely when the runner returns promptly without trying for second.
Other running outs
A runner can be out for passing a preceding runner, abandoning the effort or leaving the permitted path to avoid a tag. The path is established by the runner’s position when the tag attempt starts; it is not a permanently fixed line. Interfering with a protected fielder creates separate consequences.
Independent explanations and translations, not official federation publications. Based on the supplied WBSC Official Rules of Baseball 2025–2026, including its event-specific appendices. References use physical PDF pages. Explanations are condensed; the supplied edition and its stated competition conditions determine scope.
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