A batter hits a dink towards the mound. He drops his bat in fair territory in front of the plate. The ball hits the ground in front of the mound and rolls back towards home and is stopped by the bat in fair territory. Is the ball in play?
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Should the ball come in contact with any object in fair territory or after traveling from fair territory to foul the ball is considered fair.
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If the bat had stopped moving, the ball is in play. That is to say, the ball hit the bat. If the bat is still moving, it is considered that the bat hit the ball and the batter is automatically out. The batter would also be called out if it was ruled that he dropped the bat deliberately to interfere with the roll of the ball.
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Thanks for the answers! I already knew it though but was scorekeeping and had to argue. My understanding is any object which is legal in play ( hat, glove, shoe, helmet etc. ) which settles in fair territory becomes part of the playing field ( like a rock ).
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