Situation : Runner on first. Runner steals on pitch, batter swings and misses. Batter has a habit of swinging bat right back to shoulder after a swing and a miss.
When catcher steps up to throw down to 2b out stretched glove hand gets hit by bat barely while batter is still in box.
Catcher had no chance at runner. runner speed, not hit glove.
Batter called out and runner returned to 1st.
how much protection does batter have in box.
When catcher steps up to throw down to 2b out stretched glove hand gets hit by bat barely while batter is still in box.
Catcher had no chance at runner. runner speed, not hit glove.
Batter called out and runner returned to 1st.
how much protection does batter have in box.