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if a runner is hit by a batted ball the runner is out. Does the batter get credited with a hit? or what is the ruling
Mark: Thank you for your question.
MLB rule 10.05 ~ The official scorer shall credit a batter with a base hit when:
(5)A fair ball has not been touched by a fielder, touches a runner or an umpire, unless a runner is called out for having been touched by an infield fly, in which case the official scorer shall not score a hit.
Yours in baseball,
Rick
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Rick Bundy
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