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How do base runners move when a batter walks?
The designer said runners advance on a walk only when forced, and the rulebook's walk examples agree.
- Mikefitz · Designer · 2019-06-14
- runtsta · Community · 2019-06-14
- AdmiralACF · Community · 2015-02-03
- rickert · Community · 2015-04-08
Only runners that are forced forward move, and each moves one base. A walk puts the batter on first; a runner moves only when the batter, or a runner the batter pushes, needs its base. Speed gives no bonus on a walk, and runners do not run around the bases.