What is a fielder’s choice in baseball?
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A fielder’s choice, generally, is a play where the defense chooses to put another runner out instead of the batter-runner. Usually a fielder’s choice is a play where, at the end of the play, the batter is on base and another runner is out.
If the fielders attempt a double play and get one of the runners but not the batter (he beats the throw), that counts as a fielder’s choice.
Statistically, a fielder’s choice counts as an at-bat for the batter, but not a hit, so his batting average, OBP, etc. go down.
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