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Turning to avoid a pitch is common, and Ron Hunt made a carrier out of doing so on almost every pitch with which he was hit.
But as noted earlier, turning into the pitch (an in my opinion regardless of age/level) is not so easy to determine and is taught. This is a motion often used by the above mentioned MLBer and often argued about by the coach of the opposing team. And it was like an inside joke.
I understand a batter being frozen by a pitch, but even though they cannot move quick enough to avoid the pitch, they tend to flinch before contact.
This is one of those things that, if intentional, you will see it and call it. If the batter's movements don't make you immediately come up with the call, I think you offer the base.
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