If R3 attempts to steal home and the pitch hits him while in the strike zone, what occurs next?

When a runner is attempting to steal home and is hit by a pitch while in the strike zone, the rules state that the pitch is ruled a dead ball. In this situation, the runner is considered to have been hit by a pitch, but since he is in a scoring attempt while trying to steal home, the specific action results in him being out.

Being hit by the pitch while in the act of stealing means that the runner has not taken appropriate steps to avoid the ball and is therefore penalized. This reflects the notion in baseball that players must avoid being hit by pitched balls when they are in a position of attempting to advance on the bases. Thus, the runner's action results in an immediate conclusion: the pitch is declared dead, and the runner is called out.

Other choices, such as allowing runners to advance or treating the pitch as a live ball, do not apply because the situation clearly results in a dead ball and the out being enforced. Consequently, the ruling for this scenario is that the pitch is dead and the runner is out, aligning with the standard protocols of play in baseball.