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Originally Posted by greymule
A while back, I asked what the ruling would be if a left-handed batter ran up to show bunt or slash, crossed the front line of the batter's box, did not offer, and--out of the box--was hit by a pitch that did not have a chance to become a strike.
I posed this question to my NJ UIC a couple of weeks ago, and the answer has now come back from ASA: it is "hit by pitch."
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I would agree with an exception. If the umpire judges the batter literally ran into the pitch IN AN OBVIOUS MANNER, I can see ignoring the HBP. A particular batting style does not alleviate the responsibility of avoiding a pitch.
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