Why do MLB runners run into outs at 3B?

Obviously you and your old travel ball coach know more baw

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Situation: Runner at 2B with <2 outs. Grounder hit to SS, in front of the runner. The runner will run to 3B every time.

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Any SS from high school on that sees a runner at 2B cross his vision will throw to 3rd. It’s basic baserunning to stay. Baserunning is a lost art. This is one example.

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Those are general rules, sure. But ultimately depends on how hard & where the ball is hit, and what type of lead the runner has.

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Yes, how hard the ball is hit is a factor but your lead has nothing to do with it. Anything outside of a slow roller in front of a runner, he will be thrown out at 3rd, unless a major shift is on. Defensive positioning is more important than the size of your lead. But I have seen this screwed up in college and pro baseball a ton over the last few years. Just bad baserunning because it isn't taught at the little kid level anymore. Hard to learn when you are a pro. Travel ball and tons of meaningless innings of daddy have killed this part of baseball.

Have seen it a few times where the runner is going before contact, so they are already in motion and basically running into the play. More common on full count situations, but could also be hit & run situations based on the expected pitch for that count

Base running is all about good instincts. Some have them others don’t. Reading the ball off the bat has become a lost art. The shift has fuked it up too