The Phillies witnessed one of baseball's most bizarre plays.

On Friday afternoon, the Phillies lost an out against the Nationals before winning it right back in one of the most bizarre at-bats you'll ever see.

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The Official Baseball Rules of Major League Baseball are 187 pages long.

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Unsurprisingly, even the most ardent baseball fans will be unfamiliar with certain rules from time to time.

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One of these rules was in effect during the Philadelphia Phillies game on Friday afternoon.

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Robles attempted to swing on the fourth pitch, but he missed the ball and made contact with J.T. Realmuto's back.

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Why? Because the umpires determined that Robel's follow-through accidentally struck Realmuto

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According to the rulebook, in such a case, "it shall be called a strike only, but the ball shall be dead, and no runner shall advance on the play."

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