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Rule 6.08 (b) states:

The batter becomes a runner and is entitled to first base without liability to be out (provided he advances to and touches first base) when --

(b) He is touched by a pitched ball which he is not attempting to hit unless (1) The ball is in the strike zone when it touched the batter, or (2) The batter makes no attempts to avoid being touched by the ball;

If the ball is in the strike zone when it touches the batter, it shall be called a strike, whether or not the batter tries to avoid the ball. If the ball is outside the strike zone when it touches the batter, it shall be called a ball if he makes no attempts to avoid being touched.

When the batter is touched by a pitched ball which does not entitle him to first base, the ball is dead and no runner may advance.

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Yes, it is a dead ball and the batter gets a free base (He/she gets to go to 1st)

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