Can a 3rd base runner proceed to home when a ball is overthrown to third?
In general terms, runners are awarded 2 bases from the base they owned at time of the pitch for the first play from the infield or 2 bases from the base they owned at the time of the release of the throw from the outfield. In your example below, if the runner started the play at third base and the ball was thrown out of play then the runner is awarded home. If the runner started the play at second and was running toward third when the throw was made then the runner is awarded home also because 2 bases are awarded (third and home) from the last base owned (second base in this case). This is a rule that I get asked about all the time and the biggest mistake I hear about is the old “the base you are going to plus one” that a lot of people were taught. This is not correct and has never been correct in baseball at any level or of any type.
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