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Originally Posted by Nihilianth
hhmmm, your batter swings and misses, and my interpretation from the text is that the ball hits the ground without even being tipped by the batter. In which case, it would be almost a wild pitch at the same. Which means the batter would have the right to go.
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How you can conclude exactly the opposite of what the rules says, I have no idea.
The batter swung and missed at a third strike. First base was occupied. There were less than two out. Whether the catcher caught the ball or not is irrelevant. If the catcher caught the ball, the batter is out by rule 6.05(b): "A batter is out when a third strike is legally caught by the catcher." If the catcher didn't catch the ball, the batter is still out, by rule
6.05(c), "A batter is out when a third strike is not caught by the catcher when first base is occupied before two are out". In either event, the batter is out, and there is no need for the catcher to tag the batter in order to put him out.