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Originally Posted by HugoTafurst
How about prevented the batter from legally hitting the ball?
In otherwords (the way I would call it), if the ball would never reach the plate or was heading toward a foul line away from the plate (as in a ball that catches the pitcher's leg as she is delivering) - I would NOT have obstruction.
However if the ball was heading, and would come to a position where the batter could hit it, I would have obstruction.....
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It would have to be really obvious that the batter would not be able to hit the ball without leaving the batter's box. Then again, there is no rule requiring the bat to be in the batter's hands at the time contact is made.
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