Eli5: why are baseball players allowed to run past first base and not be considered “off base”?

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Eli5: why are baseball players allowed to run past first base and not be considered “off base”?

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Safety reasons. Players sprint towards first base because it’s not like they can return to home and be safe, right? So players will sprint and if they needed to stay on base, it can cause injury.

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