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Originally Posted by JRutledge
Now I have not seen anyone get hit yet, but it has almost happen several times in my career, which is the reason I believe the NF has the rule in the first place to stay on your side of the diamond.
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No, the NF rule was put in as a preventitive sportsmanship measure. Evidently, some areas of the country were having issues with OD batters being in front of (or very near) the opposing dugout.