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New this year: If a player has been rendered apparently unconscious, he needs written authorization from a physician (MD/DO) to return that day. 10-2-3-k.
If it was a bad enough shot to take him out of the game, I would say he looked unconscious to me and require the authorization specified by the rule. Just because the trainer says he assumes responsibility doesn't mean he does. That might be for a court to decide, and one of the arguments would be that the umpire improperly relied on the advice of some schmuck and put a seriously injured player at risk of permanent injury or death. No thanks.
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