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Originally Posted by JEL
Not really. It just means if the defense wants to replace the pitcher during the first (faced) batters at bat, they may.
In some rulesets (mostly little ball) the pitcher is required to face at least one batter until their time at bat is complete, injuries to the pitcher excluded.
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I agree with MGKBLUE, it is very poorly worded.
If it means what you're saying it means, then it would be much better to say it more like
you said it.
"The pitcher is not required to pitch ..."
Huh?
Then
when is the pitcher required to pitch?
"...until the first batter faced completes their time at bat..."
How is the batter going to complete their time at bat unless the pitcher pitches? But the pitcher doesn't have to pitch until the batter completes their turn at bat.
[head exploding!]
Oh, I know what they're
trying to say. There must be at least a dozen different ways to intelligently convey the thought. Their chosen words wouldn't have made the list.
The point is this: Does the player listed on the lineup as the pitcher have any requirement to face the first batter? And if she doesn't, are there any repercussions?
David Emerling
Memphis, TN