Dropped Strike Three (3) - Baseball Rules Academy

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- October 1, 2020 at 2:28 pm
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Jeremy Jones
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If a batter has 2 strikes and all other conditions of the batter becoming a baserunner on a dropped strike 3 apply, can a batter swing “late” after seeing the ball get away from the catcher on what would have otherwise been a ball to “create” strike 3 and then advance?

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- - October 5, 2020 at 2:59 pm
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  Stan Dyer
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  No. If the ball had been a ball, it would already be called, and the judgment could not be changed. If the ball already was a strike, then swinging the bat would make no difference anyway.

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