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MLBUM does not address this, and this is all J/R says for exceptions of a first base award:
"(1) The batter is hit-by-pitch (HBP).
A batter is awarded first base when a pitch touches his person unless:
(a) it is a strike (swinging or in the strike zone), or
(b) he intentionally tried to be touched by the pitch."
So, according to this, he still gets first base.
I'll keep looking, but this may be a loophole.
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