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Yes, a bat thrown in anger is another story. It doesn't have to hit anybody or interfere with a play. I was thinking of bats accidentally thrown.

I was pleased when ASA established an out for USC by a batter or runner. A runner deliberately crashing a catcher without the ball used to be an ejection, but not an out. Now it's an out and an ejection, as long as the crash occurs before the runner touches the plate. But a USC out for the offense seems to call for a corresponding "safe" for USC by the defense. As runner slides legally into 3B, F5 punches him in the nose with the ball. Besides the ejection, perhaps that should be a "safe" call for USC.