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Originally Posted by Dakota
Instead they said that the pitcher is not required to pitch until the side has been retired. How the heck does the inning end if the pitcher doesn't pitch?
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The actual wording:
The pitcher is not required to pitch until the first batter faced completes their time at bat or the side has been retired.
Stop and think about it. The key is "NOT REQUIRED TO". The rule does not state that the pitcher CANNOT pitch until the first batter completes their time at bat or the side has been retired.
The inning ends because the pitcher (whomever he, she or they may be) does pitch until the defense records three outs.