Interesting play and one where the entire crew may be needed to get this call right.  This would be very difficult for the home plate umpire to see whether the ball hit the ground again after hitting the bat.  One of the base umpires may have a better angle to see this and will need to help get this play right.  This is not currently a reviewable play if video review is available.

The correct answer is “c” and the rule reference is 7-4-b-Note 2.  “If a pitched ball strikes the ground in front of the batter and the batter swings at it, the ball is in play and a strike if missed.”  In this case, the pitch hit the ground before hitting the bat.  Then the ball did not hit the ground again before being caught by the infielder.  This was a legally caught line drive, and the batter is out.  R3 is out on appeal when the ball is thrown to third base before the runner returned to retouch the base.

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The answer to last week’s “You Make the Call” video was “b”.  This is a force out.  The rule reference is 8-5-j-Note 3, which states “If a runner tags the base to which the runner is forced and for some reason retreats toward the previous base, the runner is again subject to a force out.”

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