When bunting can you leave the bat squared over the plate and a ball be called. The umpire said if you don't make an attempt at the ball you can leave the bat out front squared up. I told him the bat had to be pulled back or is't a strike.
The answer might depend on the rules of your league. In general the question is whether the pitch is "struck at." (See http://www.infosports.com/baseball/arch/2633.htm) If you just hold the bat there, it's hard to say that the ball was "struck at." But in some leagues or with some umpires, you might get a different rule or interpretation.
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