Runner on 3rd, Fly to Right — Tag and Throw Home
RF → cutoff (1B) → C at plate
A medium fly ball to right with a runner on third. The runner tags up and tries to score; the right fielder catches it and throws home through the first-base cutoff.
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All 9 jobs
Ball Bag Backup
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P
Pitcher Backup
Sprint to back up home plate behind the catcher.
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C
Catcher Bag
Guard the plate, give a target, and take the throw for the tag.
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1B
First Base Ball
Line up as the cutoff on the right-field-to-home line; read whether to cut or let it go.
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2B
Second Base Bag
Cover first base behind the first baseman.
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3B
Third Base Bag
Cover third base in case of a fake or a trailing runner.
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SS
Shortstop Bag
Cover second base.
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LF
Left Field Backup
Cross to back up second base.
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CF
Center Field Backup
Back up the right fielder on the catch.
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RF
Right Field Ball
Catch the fly going toward the plate and throw through the cutoff to home.
Coaching notes
On a tag-up at third, the throw home goes through the first-base cutoff — he reads whether to cut it for a trailing runner or let it go.
Fly ball to right with a runner tagging from third; the first baseman lines up on the right-field-to-home line every rep.
Nobody lined up as the cutoff — the catcher can't see the throw and a trailing runner takes the next base uncontested.