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PDX - I have only seen one kid called back in my 10 years of being around organized baseball. I was the umpire, and it was this year.
I've yet to see coaches instructing kids to "be big" to the pitch. Pretty much any fastball (decent speed pitcher) that they get plunked with, IMO, they should be sent to first base. The pitcher has hit the kid, not the batter has hit the ball. When it becomes the batter hitting the ball, keep them there for sure.
As for the curveball that the kid just steps into and takes on the arm... I'd probably keep them there too.
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