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			I am pretty sure I would be ruling this a live ball. The batter has discarded the bat and the ball returns backwards and hits the bat.. the bat did not his the ball.
 Player position box/out of box has nothing to do with it.
 
 SInce it was agreed the ball was fair, this seems very much a live ball.. or very probably such.
 
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