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Originally Posted by Tru_in_Blu
If the ODB leaves the circle to instruct runners to slide or not, and leaves 2 bats in the ODC and a ball hits a bat, does that automatically become a blocked ball?
If the throw should hit one of those bats [the ODB's bats, not the BR's bat] and then goes out of play, would the award be two bases from the time of the throw?
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If the ODB drops the bats, and they block the ball, it is a dead ball, and either interference (if an out can be made) or dead ball, blocked ball, runners return to last base touched prior to the blocked ball. This is discarded equipment left on the field; only the batter's bat is allowed to be left unattended.