Bad Ball

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by Justme561

I took it out of the game and informed the Home coach that all baseballs had to come through me from then on....

This is what I would have done - and what I believe should be done.

This is not the first time a ball has gotten into a game without going through the plate umpire. Don't worry about it. When you discovered an incorrect ball in the game, you toss it. Don't worry about who has played with it and who had not. (And as GT said, don't take any crap for it either).