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Originally Posted by bwbuddy
Fed, R3. Batter swings at pitch which hits him in the head, causing ball to bounce away. R3 runs home. Umpire agrees that batter was hit by pitch, pitch is called a swinging strike, but run was allowed to count.
Was the umpire correct? If not, would this have been protestable?
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A swing on a HBP is always an immediate dead ball strike. The umpire kicked this one. Definitely a protestable call.
Tim.
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