MLB Rules
🏛️Official — MLB8.3 Sliding Rules and Takeout Slides (OBR Rule 6.01(j))
Verdict
Per OBR Rule 6.01(j), adopted in 2016 following the Chase Utley slide incident in the 2015 postseason: A runner attempting to break up a double play must make a bona fide attempt to reach and stay on the base.; The runner must reach the base before or at the time they make contact with the fielde...
Source: Rule 6.01
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