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Old Fri May 25, 2007, 09:48am
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Originally Posted by canadaump6
I had one yesterday when I was on the bases where the batter got hit by a pitch with nobody on base. He chucked his bat so the plate umpire tossed him. The player went straight to the dugout without touching first and left the ballpark. A pinch runner went in for him, who touched first, and the game resumed. I'm not sure whether an ejection situation is the same as one with an injury.
I think you may have an out here. Ejections occur after action stops. He should have ran out his own award first.

(PS - I'm also curious about the actual reason for the ejection... what exactly did "chucked his bat" mean in this particular case?)
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