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Originally posted by BigUmp56
Professional Interpretation:
In the first instance, no base shall ever be awarded when the umpire adjudges that the batter tried to get hit
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Then what do we do if the batter (for whatever misguided reason) intentionally gets hit by what clearly would have been ball 4?
I agree that "intentionally getting hit before the ball reaches the plate" is not covered. It's clear to me, however, that we can't call it a ball or that gives the batter an opportunity to "force" a walk / ball call.
So, I invoke 9.01c / 10-2-3g and call it a strike -- if it was close enouogh for the batter to try this move, it's close enough to be a strike.