OBR: Avoiding HBP

MrUmpire · #1 (**permalink**) Mon Aug 17, 2009, 01:45pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnnyg08

Runners return to TOP as well. That could be an additional penalty

The question was "is there penalty to (the) batter? "

johnnyg08 · #2 (**permalink**) Mon Aug 17, 2009, 01:47pm

I think it was covered above...but if the batters arms (or whatever part of his body) is in the strike zone and he's hit by a pitch, it is a dead ball strike. If it's strike three, it's a dead ball out and runners return to TOP base.

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