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This same situation happened in a game I was in last weekend, except they did not argue hands part of bat, they wanted to argue that the catcher did not catch the ball so he should be allowed to run. I was on bases with a younger umpire behind the plate and after a lengthy discussion with the HC he started walking toward me with that help me look and I joined in the discussion and helped my partner put a stop to the nonsense. "Of course he did not catch the ball coach, it hit your batter in the leg while he was swinging, ball is dead, therefore he can't run and he is out because of 3rd strike."
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