Inside the controversial non-call in Orioles-Blue Jays game: What the rules say; how players, umps responded

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In Sunday's Orioles-Blue Jays finale, Ernie Clement evaded a tag from Gunnar Henderson on what should have been a double-play turn, sparking debate about whether the shortstop applied a legal tag. The play hinged on the precise moment of contact and Henderson's positioning relative to the base, technicalities that sent players and umpires into discussion. CBS Sports examines what baseball's rulebook actually says about tagging runners, how the officials on the field interpreted the moment, and what both teams made of the controversial non-call that potentially altered the game's outcome.