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3afan Sat May 22, 2004 07:22am
OK, this may be a dumb question, but ....... if a batter is hit by a pitch, and she tries to get out of the way, is she REQUIRED to go to 1st base or CAN she stay and hit (with a ball added to the count) ?????

mick Sat May 22, 2004 07:38am
Quote:
Originally posted by 3afan
OK, this may be a dumb question, but ....... if a batter is hit by a pitch, and she tries to get out of the way, is she REQUIRED to go to 1st base or CAN she stay and hit (with a ball added to the count) ?????
Remaining at bat is not an option.
mick

greymule Sat May 22, 2004 07:55am
I heard that in MLB long ago, a hit batter did have the option. Maybe that's the source of this idea.

3afan Sat May 22, 2004 08:27am
the "source" is ... someone casually asked me and i was not 100% sure - so i asked.

bluezebra Sun May 23, 2004 01:16am
Quote:
Originally posted by greymule
I heard that in MLB long ago, a hit batter did have the option. Maybe that's the source of this idea.
You heard wrong. I never saw this rule in the history of rules changes.

TBBlue Sun May 23, 2004 12:21pm
Sounds like someone who doesn't want the bat taken out of slugger's hands on HBP. Sometimes those are better for defense than facing batter.


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