Bat hits ball twice

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Mar 22, 2010
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So I know that if the bat hits the ball twice it is an out and that if the bat is in the field of play and the ball hits it then it's live. I wasn't sure if the batter's location is relevant. If they are still in the box is it just a foul ball. Or is batter location irrelevant and it's more about where the ball is?
 
Feb 3, 2011
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Batter-runner's position is irrelevant. A batted ball in the field of play is live until it is ruled dead by an umpire. Regarding second contact, umpires will often ask: "Did the bat hit the ball? Or did the ball hit the bat?" and if they determine that the ball did hit the bat, they'll ask "Did the batter do anything intentional to cause the second contact?"

Generally, if the ball hits the bat in fair territory, the ball is live and the B-R is liable to be put out by the defense.
 
Oct 25, 2013
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or in this case --> on a bunt attempt if the batter attempts the bunt and the ball goes straight down and immediately bounces up and hits the bat --> foul ball
 
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Jul 25, 2017
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Yesterday afternoon an opposing player was called out on a one hop onto her bat. She stepped into her bunt and it bounced back up and she was out of the box by the time it hit her bat the 2nd time.

In the same game a batted ball hit our runner leaving 1b - it got caught up in her feet and she was "juggling" it with the back of her legs as she ran - hit her 4 times, passing back from one leg to the other. I have never seen anything like that before...
 
Nov 26, 2010
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Earlier this year Mike Trout double hit a ball and in real time
No one saw it. It was the play where his bat broke and went
Around and hit the catcher. He turned and said
Something to the catcher and then ran to first.
Should have been a foul ball but they gave him a single
 

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