During a recent game a batter ducked to avoit an inside pitch. The ball hit his bat, still in a batting position, and went fair without touching the batter.
The bases were loaded and the catcher picked up the ball four feet in front of home plate, tagged home and threw to first for the double play. The umpire called foul ball.
I asked what he saw to call the ball foul.
The umpire said that the batter made no attempt to hit the ball and by rule it was foul, even if it ended in fair territory.
I have not been able to find this rule anywhere but another friend said that the umpire was correct.
Has anyone else seen this or tell me where to find the rule.
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But anyway ... It's a good thing I don't go to the games because they still get yelled at.