What's the call? bases loaded, catcher misses ball runners start to advance but are forced to go back.?

Question:Ball is played at first and beats the returning runner. Is he forced out or does he have to be tagged?

Answers:

What would you do?

The runner on first can be forced to advance only if the batter becomes a runner.

He has to be tagged in your play.

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CC Sabathia or Dontrelle Willis to start the most important game of the year?

He has to be tagged. Force only applies when the ball is hit into play.

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Needs to be tagged. It's just like a pickoff play. The ball was never batted into play

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