IF you gt hit by a pitch do you have to take first base, or can you differ it and finish your at bat?

Question

IF you gt hit by a pitch do you have to take first base, or can you differ it and finish your at bat?

Answer 1

wow i hate when ppl do what tony does thats not the f'in question the answer is yes you have to take first

Answer 2

no you cant i mean in your backyard you can lol

Answer 3

In baseball, hit by pitch (HBP), or hit batsman (HB), refers to the batter being hit in some part of the body by a pitch from the pitcher. Per baseball official rule 6.08(b), a batter becomes a baserunner and is awarded first base when he or his equipment (except for his bat):

    * is touched by a pitched ball outside of the strike zone,

    * and he attempts to avoid it (or had no opportunity to avoid it),

    * and he did not swing at the pitch.[1]