True or False: When a batter is discovered to be using an illegal bat, the defense has the option of taking the penalty or the result of the play.

True or False: When a batter is discovered to be using an illegal bat, the defense has the option of taking the penalty or the result of the play.

• A. False.
• B. True.
• C. The umpire determines the outcome.
• D. The offense must bat again.

Answer: (B)

When an illegal bat is discovered, the defense has a choice between two outcomes. They can take the penalty, which makes the batter out and dead-ball the play, or they can accept the result of the play, allowing whatever happened at the plate to stand (for example, a hit or an out as it occurred). This option is built into the rule to let the defense decide whether the infraction affected the actual outcome of the play. So, True is correct: the defense can choose either the penalty or the result of the play.

When an illegal bat is discovered, the defense has a choice between two outcomes. They can take the penalty, which makes the batter out and dead-ball the play, or they can accept the result of the play, allowing whatever happened at the plate to stand (for example, a hit or an out as it occurred). This option is built into the rule to let the defense decide whether the infraction affected the actual outcome of the play. So, True is correct: the defense can choose either the penalty or the result of the play.