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Originally Posted by ibcallindux
Since b/r is out for abandonment, why would he return to the plate?
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Because that's part of the penalty for a balk. It's just as if the pitcher balked, the batter hit a grounder to short, and he was thrown out at 1B: yeah, he's out on the play, but when you enforce the balk the batter returns to the plate.
In OBR, the ball is live after a balk, and it's ignored if the batter hits the pitch and he and each runner advance at least 1 base.
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Originally Posted by Rule 8.05
PENALTY: The ball is dead, and each runner shall advance one base without
liability to be put out, unless the batter reaches first on a hit, an error, a base on balls,
a hit batter, or otherwise, and all other runners advance at least one base, in which
case the play proceeds without reference to the balk.
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