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Old Mon Apr 20, 2009, 09:21am
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Originally Posted by Scottydog View Post
I heard there is a new rule for bat position/strike when bunting. If the batter does not attempt to strike the ball and hold the bat still, if the pitch is out of the strike zone, it is a ball? Batter does not have to "pull the bat back"?
You're thinking of a softball rule change for this year. In baseball the batter must make an attempt by moving the bat. Simply holding the bat over the plate does is not an attempt.
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