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Originally Posted by lawump

Throw goes wide of the F3, and hits an assistant DEFENSIVE coach who was standing outside of the dugout/team bench area by a few feet.

The ball MAY (or may not) have gone into DBT if it had not hit the coach.

You say this was a defensive coach out of the dugout by a few feet so I assume he is not a base coach permitted to be on the field. I don't think he is afforded same consideration as a base coach who is where he needs to be but struck by a thrown ball. Award bases accordingly, as if ball went into the dugout, and maybe he will stay there more often.