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Originally Posted by Welpe
That is correct. Well more precisely, touching the plate and hitting the ball.
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Which is perfectly legal in OBR, provided said foot is still in the box.
I make this call once or twice per year. This year I've called it only once--in a summer collegiate league game down here in the Lone Star State. Batter bunted, but before he did, he positioned himself for the bunt by taking his left foot (a left-handed batter) and placing it directly behind the point of the plate, well away from the box. It was obvious and blatant. These are the only times I ever really make this call. (Similarly, when a batter makes a "running bunt" and is halfway to the frickin' pitcher's mound when he makes contact.)