Bases loaded, one out. Bottom of last inning.
Team at bat is down by two runs.
Hitter gets base hit to right field, tying the game.
As the players on the bench congratulate the runner who just scored to tie the game, the hitter/runner, who has already touched first base, runs over to join in - just outside of the dugout. (This player thinks that his hit just won the game, instead of tying it.)
The coaches then holler at him to "get back to first base!".
He does so.
Then, the opposing coach starts yelling that the player on first should be out.
There is a rule that says a player MAY be called out for "leaving the baseline, obviously abandoning his effort to touch the next base."
What's the proper call?
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