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Originally Posted by willie24
what does "time play" mean?
means the home plate ump needs to keep an eye on whether a run scores before the final out is made
example: runner on 2nd 2 outs... base hit to center field. batter-runner tries to stretch it into a double and is thrown out at 2nd for the 3rd out. Did the runner from 2nd base touch home before the batter-runner was tagged out at 2nd?
this obviously doesn't apply to force plays.