[Alberta's Child]

That would definitely not be allowed. In fact, that scenario was what originally prompted MLB to add the rule against running the bases in reverse. The Segura case was clearly the result of confusion, but that situation is deliberate.

[CommerceComet]

In fact, that scenario was what originally prompted MLB to add the rule against running the bases in reverse.

So did someone deliberately attempt a reverse steal in a game situation? Could you imagine the confusion that would result for the defense if the runner broke from second toward first on a pitch?