American English at State - We're concluding this month's series of idioms with an idiom from baseball and softball. The player in the graphic below is sliding into a base, which is
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In executing a double play why does the throw to second not require the player to touch second base or the runner before throwing on to first base to complete the double
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Rays Lose Challenge on Guardians Runner Rosario's Base Touch at 2nd - A Replay Review Rules Analysis - YouTube
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Runner Can't Return to Touch a Missed Base After a Following Runner has Scored - Baseball Rules Academy
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Safety Sometimes Prevails Over Accuracy in Calling the First Out of a Double Play - The New York Times
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