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If I thought the ball would have entered the dugout and the on-deck batter stopped it without hindering the cather or negatively affecting the defence, I would call nothing.
I would call it similar to the situation when a throw to first gets by the first baseman and hits the base coach. Coach and on-deck batter are parts of the field and as long as they don't do anything deliberate to hurt the defence, I'm letting the play run.
If the runner tries for third and gets nailed because his teammate stopped the ball from entering the dugout, tough for the offence. The manager will tell the on-deck player to get out of the road next time.
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