A youth baseball Intermediate championship game ended up with a controversial “dropped third strike” situation: the batter swung at a pitch in the dirt, the catcher secured it, but the batter ran and advanced after an overthrow. The plate umpire ruled the batter out on strike three, prompting a rules debate about when a third strike is considered “dropped” and whether the batter can legally run.
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