Assertion: swing | /r/HasProperty | checked
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text: If the swing was indeed checked, so that there was no swing, and if the bat did not touch the ball and it did not go through the strike zone, the pitch counts as a ball; but in that circumstance if the swing was not checked, so that a swing occurred, then the pitch counts as a strike.
text: Initially, the home plate umpire must determine if a swing was checked or not checked.
text: If the umpire indicates that it was checked, an appeal can be made by the catcher or their manager, and the home plate umpire can then make a request to either the 1st or 3rd base umpire to make the call as to whether the swing was indeed checked.
text: If a ball that passes the batter goes through the strike zone, it is a strike even if a swing is checked.