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Without looking for a casebook ruling, here's my "off the cuff" response. I reject "abandonment" as a ruling, since no one made that call when it happened, and I won't apply that after the fact (nor can we back into it; if we noticed, no one would have ruled the next pitch ball four). I reject a do-over; the offensive coaches needed to be accountable for the batter knowing the situation, same as being responsible for runners knowing the count.
I believe my ruling is batting out of order; same as if B3 had the complete turn at bat for B2, B3 completed the at bat.
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