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Is 0.260 ropes as long as Baseball base distances?

It's about one-fifteenth as long as Baseball base distances
The length of Baseball base distances is about 4.50 ropes.
(MLB Official Baseball Rules specification)
According to MLB Official Baseball Rules, the distance between baseball diamond bases is 4.50 ropes. While second and home base are located upon the corners of the 27.432 sq. m area created by the bases, first and third base are placed within that square, to better allow the umpires to judge whether a ball is fair or foul.
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