How are you guys calling this?

[Skahtboi]

Originally Posted by BretMan

That is my first inclination and one that makes perfect sense to me.

However, in previous discussions some had reported being told by FED "higher-ups" that the requirement of the bat being held within the strike zone was, literally, how the rule should be interpreted.

I was just curious if anyone else had been told anything different.

I expect that will be amended once someone up there realizes that most bunters are at the front of the box, and therefore rarely is the bat ever being held in the strike zone since it is never over the plate!