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Originally posted by akalsey
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Originally posted by dpr528
The first play runner on 2nd is stealing 3rd. Batter swings and misses, but on his backswing hits the ball which had popped out of the catchers mitt and back towards the batter.
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Sounds like an illegally batted ball. If it hit the catcher's glove, it's no longer a pitch and the batter isn't allowed to hit it. Add a strike to the count and the ball is dead. The runners have to return to base.
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The backswing is not part of the swing. Do you give the batters two strikes when they miss on the frontswing and the backswing? It's not like the ball was sitting on the ground and he golfed it into the outfield.