<Ul> <Li> The batter is out when : <Ul> <Li> with two strikes , he swings at a pitched ball and misses ; </Li> <Li> with two strikes , he does not swing at a pitch that the umpire judges to be in the strike zone ( and the catcher catches the ball and does not drop it ) ; </Li> <Li> with two strikes , he foul tips a pitch directly back into the catcher 's mitt , and the catcher holds the ball and does not drop it ; </Li> <Li> with two strikes , he bunts a pitch into foul territory ; </Li> <Li> the third strike is pitched and caught in flight ; </Li> <Li> on any third strike , if a baserunner is on first and there are fewer than two outs ; </Li> <Li> he is hit by his own fair ball , outside the batter 's box , before the ball is played by a fielder ; </Li> <Li> he commits interference ; </Li> <Li> he fails to bat in his proper turn and is discovered in an appeal ; </Li> <Li> he hits a pitch while one foot is entirely outside the batter 's box ; </Li> <Li> he steps from one batter 's box to the other when the pitcher is ready to pitch ; or </Li> <Li> he is found to have used an altered bat . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> The batter - runner is out when : <Ul> <Li> a fielder with a live ball in his possession touches first base or tags the batter - runner before the batter - runner reaches first base ( except when the batter is awarded first base , such as on a base on balls ) ; </Li> <Li> a batted ball is caught in flight ( fly out ) ; or </Li> <Li> he hits an infield popup while the infield fly rule applies ; </Li> <Li> a fielder intentionally drops a line drive with fewer than two outs in a force situation ( man on first , men on first and second , men on first and third , bases loaded ) in an attempt to create a double play ; </Li> <Li> a preceding runner interferes with a fielder trying to complete a double play on the batter - runner ; </Li> <Li> the batter - runner does not return directly to first base after overrunning the bag and he is tagged with the ball by a fielder . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Any baserunner , other than the batter - runner , is out when : <Ul> <Li> he is forced out ; that is , he fails to reach his force base before a fielder with a live ball touches that base ; </Li> <Li> a fielder catches a batted ball in flight , and subsequently , some fielder with a live ball in possession touches the runner 's time of pitch base before the runner tags up ( appeal play ) ; </Li> <Li> while he is attempting to reach home plate with fewer than two outs , the batter interferes with a fielder and such action hinders a potential tag out near home plate ; </Li> <Li> he is found to have committed a mockery of the game , for example a stolen base of first from second ; </Li> <Li> he is found to be an illegal substitute . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Any baserunner , including the batter - runner , is out when : <Ul> <Li> he is tagged out ; that is , touched by a fielder 's hand holding a live ball while in jeopardy , such as while not touching a base ; </Li> <Li> he passes a base without touching it and a member of the defensive team properly executes a live ball appeal ; </Li> <Li> he commits interference , such as when he contacts a fielder playing a batted ball , or when he contacts a live batted ball before it passes a fielder other than the pitcher ; </Li> <Li> he strays more than three feet (. 91 meters ) from his running baseline in attempting to avoid a tag ; </Li> <Li> he passes a preceding runner who is not out ; </Li> <Li> he is touched by a fair ball in fair territory before the ball has touched or passed an infielder . The ball is dead and no runner may score , nor runners advance , except runners forced to advance . EXCEPTION : If a runner is touching his base when touched by an Infield Fly , he is not out , although the batter is out ; </Li> <Li> he intentionally abandons his effort to run the bases ;
<Ul> <Li> The batter is out when : <Ul> <Li> with two strikes , he swings at a pitched ball and misses ; </Li> <Li> with two strikes , he does not swing at a pitch that the umpire judges to be in the strike zone ( and the catcher catches the ball and does not drop it ) ; </Li> <Li> with two strikes , he foul tips a pitch directly back into the catcher 's mitt , and the catcher holds the ball and does not drop it ; </Li> <Li> with two strikes , he bunts a pitch into foul territory ; </Li> <Li> the third strike is pitched and caught in flight ; </Li> <Li> on any third strike , if a baserunner is on first and there are fewer than two outs ; </Li> <Li> he is hit by his own fair ball , outside the batter 's box , before the ball is played by a fielder ; </Li> <Li> he commits interference ; </Li> <Li> he fails to bat in his proper turn and is discovered in an appeal ; </Li> <Li> he hits a pitch while one foot is entirely outside the batter 's box ; </Li> <Li> he steps from one batter 's box to the other when the pitcher is ready to pitch ; or </Li> <Li> he is found to have used an altered bat . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> The batter - runner is out when : <Ul> <Li> a fielder with a live ball in his possession touches first base or tags the batter - runner before the batter - runner reaches first base ( except when the batter is awarded first base , such as on a base on balls ) ; </Li> <Li> a batted ball is caught in flight ( fly out ) ; or </Li> <Li> he hits an infield popup while the infield fly rule applies ; </Li> <Li> a fielder intentionally drops a line drive with fewer than two outs in a force situation ( man on first , men on first and second , men on first and third , bases loaded ) in an attempt to create a double play ; </Li> <Li> a preceding runner interferes with a fielder trying to complete a double play on the batter - runner ; </Li> <Li> the batter - runner does not return directly to first base after overrunning the bag and he is tagged with the ball by a fielder . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Any baserunner , other than the batter - runner , is out when : <Ul> <Li> he is forced out ; that is , he fails to reach his force base before a fielder with a live ball touches that base ; </Li> <Li> a fielder catches a batted ball in flight , and subsequently , some fielder with a live ball in possession touches the runner 's time of pitch base before the runner tags up ( appeal play ) ; </Li> <Li> while he is attempting to reach home plate with fewer than two outs , the batter interferes with a fielder and such action hinders a potential tag out near home plate ; </Li> <Li> he is found to have committed a mockery of the game , for example a stolen base of first from second ; </Li> <Li> he is found to be an illegal substitute . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Any baserunner , including the batter - runner , is out when : <Ul> <Li> he is tagged out ; that is , touched by a fielder 's hand holding a live ball while in jeopardy , such as while not touching a base ; </Li> <Li> he passes a base without touching it and a member of the defensive team properly executes a live ball appeal ; </Li> <Li> he commits interference , such as when he contacts a fielder playing a batted ball , or when he contacts a live batted ball before it passes a fielder other than the pitcher ; </Li> <Li> he strays more than three feet (. 91 meters ) from his running baseline in attempting to avoid a tag ; </Li> <Li> he passes a preceding runner who is not out ; </Li> <Li> he is touched by a fair ball in fair territory before the ball has touched or passed an infielder . The ball is dead and no runner may score , nor runners advance , except runners forced to advance . EXCEPTION : If a runner is touching his base when touched by an Infield Fly , he is not out , although the batter is out ; </Li> <Li> he intentionally abandons his effort to run the bases ;
how far can you run off the baseline in baseball
how far can you run off the baseline in baseball
three feet (. 91 meters )
three feet (. 91 meters )