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Originally posted by rj
As a 2nd year umpire, I want to make sure I have this right. Maybe I'm confused or misinterpreted some of this discussion but I thought the rule states that if the batter is hit on the hands while swinging at a pitch and hits the ball fair or foul, the ball is dead and a strike called. If 3rd strike, the batter is out. So, when do you consider the hands part of the bat?
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The hands are never part of the bat. The hands are always -
always part of the batter.
OK, with that, then, change the situation. The ball hits the batter's foot. (Just another part of the batter - just like the hands).
If the batter swings at a pitch, missses, and the ball hits her in the foot, what do you call?
1) DEAD BALL (batter hit by pitch)
2) STRIKE (swing and a miss)
If the batter swings at a pitch, hits the ball, and the ball hits her in the foot (while still in the batter's box), what do you call?
FOUL BALL.
Exactly the same for the hands.