- Aug 12, 2014
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What the the actual rule for a pitch that hits the ground then hits the batter? I've had some umps say it's always a HBP. I've had some say it's never a HBP. And I've had some say it's a HBP if the batter made an attempt to avoid it but not a HBP if the batter did not make an attempt to avoid it.