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Unreported Substitutes
Ok........found in the comments section of the 2001 casebook on unreported subs.
R1 is at third base. S1 bats for B2 without reporting to the umpire and gets a hit driving in R1. In the next inning the offended coach informs the umpire that S1 is an unreported substitute and issues the offending team a "team warning". Does all action stand? RULING: Yes, the first time an unreported substitute is detected in the game, the offending team is issued a "team warning," and all action on the play stands. The unreported substitute is now officially in the game.
Joel
This still does not clear up wheather in subsequent cases when the player is restricted to the bench.....when this causes a team to go short can they still play. I have a suspicion, that as Steve stated, you cannot continue short if the reason is that a player was removed due to ejection/disqualification.
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