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The questions are whether the bat-ball conatct was deliberate by the batter and whether the ball was fair or foul at the time. If foul, just that, it's a foul ball. If fair and deliberate, an out. If fair and not deliberate and the bat is ccompletely out of the batter's hands, then it's in play, just as if there never was contact. If the play caused a dead ball, then yes, the other runner(s) remain at the last base touched when the ball became dead.
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Officiating takes more than OJT.
It's not our jobs to invent rulings to fit our personal idea of what should and should not be.
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