What is the call if a pitch is fouled off bat then hits batter and catcher catches wi...?

With two strikes, a pitch ricochets off the bat, hits the batter, and lands in the catcher’s mitt. It looks like a spectacular strikeout, but the umpire will just ask for a new baseball. Despite…

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