Pitcher throws the ball inside and the batter does not clear the knob of the bat. It hits the knob while the batter is trying to avoid being hit himself. Ball is declared foul.
However my question is. Is that considered a swing?
I have seen two rulings recently where the same umpire called it foul and then stated the batter swung the bat ( which I did not see a swing ) then the other situation the umpire asked U1 Did he go and U1 declared no swing.
Anyway just asking is a foul off the bat via a pitch that the batter is defending himself called a swing?
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Pitcher throws the ball inside and the batter does not clear the knob of the bat. It hits the knob while the batter is trying to avoid being hit himself. Ball is declared foul.
However my question is. Is that considered a swing?
I have seen two rulings recently where the same umpire called it foul and then stated the batter swung the bat ( which I did not see a swing ) then the other situation the umpire asked U1 Did he go and U1 declared no swing.
Anyway just asking is a foul off the bat via a pitch that the batter is defending himself called a swing?
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Velho
... and a number of cases in LL for that ball being fair - and everyone standing around for a long time as PU blows out their elbow silently pointing fair over and over. 😂
beerguy55
It's an irrelevant question. Doesn't matter if it's a swing or not. It hit the bat, it's a foul ball. It doesn't matter how or why...if it's a legal pitch that hits that bat, that's all that
BigBlue4u
Smart move: While pointing fair, verbalize "That's a fair ball," just loud enough for the catcher and batter to hear you. Works every time.
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