If I am the pitcher who pitches up and in, I might hit a batter or get warned for throwing at a batter if the umpire thinks it was done intentionally. If I am the batter who gets the pitch up and in I am probably "brushed back" off the plate, and maybe even hit.
Craig Biggio
No, why should the batter be penalized for "staying alive" by fouling off pitches. The classic confrontation between pitcher and batter is the heart of baseball.
The only way a hit-by-pitch walk can be recorded is if the batter is actually hit by the pitcher. Once another defensive player has touched the ball it is no longer the pitcher's responsibility.
A pitcher is the person who pitches, or throws, the ball to the batter.
No. The batter can step out between pitches and if he is not in the batters box the pitcher can not pitch. However he may not step out once the pitcher is in motion and if any part of him is out of the box when the ball is hit he will be called out.
In Major League Baseball, Barry Bonds has hit the most home runs.
Tris Speaker hit the most doubles in MLB history with 792. He was a left handed batter.
The batter missed three pitches. 3 strikes=your out
Because the ball usually gets scuffed up when it hits the ground and then the pitcher can use this scuffed up ball to throw pitches that move eratically and make it harder for the batter to hit the ball.
If a batter is hit by a pitch, that batter automatically advances to first base.
Hughie Jennings