Hit by pitch

The pitcher hits the batter with a pitch if the ball strikes the player’s body or equipment. This rule works when the shield touches any part of the batter except the bat. The batter needs to try to avoid that occurrence and not swing. These conditions dead the ball. Batter advances to the first base. Other runners move further if they need to vacate the base for their teammate at bat.

If the ball contacts the bat, the umpires will consider it the play. The situation develops according to the defensive scheme. Any swing declares the ball dead and the strike call. The intentional allowance to hit itself is the strike or the ball looking where the ball is: inside or outside the strike zone. No first base in this case. The runners stay on the current bases.

Hitting by pitch or the so-called inside pitching is the legal tactic in baseball. These are chin music or brushpack pitch varieties. They aim to protect the home plate and prevent the opponents from scoring. The rules prohibit the intentional throw in the batter or any interference distracting the batter from escaping the hit. It may be dangerous. The umpires call the unsportsmanlike conduct. The sanctions often suppose the eternal ejection from the participation in games in the case of hard harm for the player’s health.