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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?
No. A runner is out if hit by a batted ball but not out if hit by a thrown ball.
If a batted ball hits a runner on third base but the ball hits the runner on the foot which is in foul territory is he still out?
No
Does a batter get credit for hit if the batted ball hits a base runner?
If a batted ball hits a runner in fair territory, the runner is out, and the batter is credited with a single and takes 1st base
If a batted ball hits a runner and pops up in the air and a fielder catches the ball is the batter out also?
No...as soon as the batted ball touches the runner, the ball is dead.
If a base runner is hit by a batted ball is he out if it goes past 2 fielders?
A Base runner is out anytime a batted ball hits him, unless he is touching a base.
If a batted ball hits a base runner is the batter safe or out?
When a batted ball hits a runner, A) the runner is out for interference, unless B) the ball first touches a defensive player or an umpire, then the runner is not out and the ball is live, unless C) the umpire judges the runner deliberately made contact with the ball, whereupon the umpire may call the runner out for interference and may also call the batter out for the runner's interference.
What happens to the batter runner and other base runners if a batted ball hits a runner before passing an infielder?
If a runner is touched by a batted ball while off base before the ball passes an infielder (other than the pitcher), it's dead ball, runner is out. If the runner is on base when touched by a batted ball, it's live ball and play continues.
Can a base runner get in front of a fielder on a batted ball?
Yes, but if they are in fair territory and the ball hits them they are out.
Is a runner out if the ball hits them after the ball has hit a defensive player?
No. If a batted ball is touched by a defensive player before it touches a runner, the ball is live and the runner is not out. Also, if a batted ball passes a fielder that could make a play on the ball and touches a runner, the ball is live and the runner is not out. This situation is very rare and would only occur when the infield is playing in and are in front of the runner(s).
Does the batter get a hit when the baseball he hits then hits the runner moving from 1st base to 2nd?
If a batted ball that a fielder has no chance to field hits a runner, the runner is called out and the batter is credited with a single.
Is the batter out in every circumstance when a batted ball hits a baserunner?
No. If a fielder has a legitimate opportunity to make an attempt at the ball, but the ball passes the fielder and then touches the runner, he is not out. The rules state a runner is out when a batted ball touches him before it passes a fielder.
Is the ball dead or live when a batter ball hits a runner?
It is a dead ball and the runner is out. If the ball hits two runners, only the first runner is out, because the ball is immediately dead when it hits the first runner.
