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Introduction An on-deck batter traditionally wait inside a 3-ft diameter circle (called “on-deck circle”) that is usually located approximately 35 feet away from the home plate. During a professional game, there is normally a batboy or batgirl who retrieves used bats thrown by batters and hand off extra baseballs to umpires. At a youth baseball …

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