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May 2023 Question and Answer

Topics: Rules Controversy

Extra Innings Rule QUESTION: Say we go to extra innings and our No.6 hitter made the last out in the bottom of the ninth. We come to bat in the bottom of the 10thinning, and we put our No. 5 hitter on base, because we know he is much faster, and we want to try…

May 4, 2023 Rules Controversy

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What happens if a player walks up to the batters box unannounced?

Topics: Batter's Box, Coach, Dugout, Expert Analysis, Manager, Official Baseball Rules, Official Scorer, Rules Controversy

We have all seen pinch hitters enter the game where the standard protocol is followed: the manager comes out of the dugout and points out to the umpire that he has a new hitter entering the game, and the umpire points to the press box officially entering the player into the game. What happens if…

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Lineup Snafu Mets Bat Out of Turn

Topics: Batting Out of Order, Official Baseball Rules, Rule of the Week, Video - Batter

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December 12, 2019 Batting Out of Order Official Baseball Rules Rule of the Week Video - Batter

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Lineup Snafu, Mets Bat Out of Order

Topics: Batting Out of Order, Expert Analysis, Latest News, Manager, Umpire

Confusion reigned in the first inning yesterday, May 9, 2018, at Great American Ball Park, where the Mets batted out of order in their game against the Reds. Before we look at what happened, a fundamental point of the rule is, when a batter bats out of order and it’s appealed, the batter who failed to bat…

May 10, 2018 Batting Out of Order Expert Analysis Latest News Manager Umpire

batting out of order

May 2023 Question and Answer

What happens if a player walks up to the batters box unannounced?

Lineup Snafu Mets Bat Out of Turn

Lineup Snafu, Mets Bat Out of Order

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