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Originally Posted by thumpferee
Courtesy runner comes in for pitcher who is on 1st in the 6th. Next batter singles and courtesy runner is now on 2nd. Coach requests time for a pinch runner to run for the courtesy runner, PU allows the switch. The coach then informs PU he has a sub to enter as the next batter who is the courtesy runner.
After the 1st pitch the opposing coach comes out arguing he is an illegal sub, PU agrees and calls the batter out.
What am I missing here?
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Interesting concept, a pinch courtesy runner, for the courtesy runner. I would probably allow that as long as pinch courtesy runner is eligible to be a courtesy runner for the position he is pinch courtesy running for, simply because I don't know of a prohibition for it.
But the part you are missing is that once a player has entered as a courtesy runner he can't be a legal substitute during that half inning so you must not allow that substitution to occur and then you will not have to call the illegal substitute out, and restrict him to the dugout. When the coach says he wants to bat the courtesy runner just removed you say "you can't".