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If a batted ball hits a runner, the ball is dead. The runner is out and any other runners return to the base they started on. The batter must re-bat.

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Is a runner out if a fielder throws the ball and hits the runner?

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What happens to the batter runner and other base runners if a batted ball hits a runner before passing an infielder?

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