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Originally Posted by MT 73
In any case it is the location of the ball which determines wheither it is fair or foul, although the interpretation is that if the batter is struck while in the batters box it is a foul ball no matter what.
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False. Not an interpretation, not no matter what. Read the rules cited.
It is your job to know if the ball hit the batter, or if the batter-runner contacted the ball. Two completely different rules with two different results. There is no interpretation at any level to rule a batter-runner contacting a fair ball in the batters box as a foul ball.
Same basic premise as a discarded bat; did the bat hit the ball (out), or did the ball hit the bat (play on). Make the call, not misapply a rule based on a nonexistent interpretation.