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Originally Posted by Andy
Both the rule and the rule supplement mention a (one) manager or a team representative, but is it limited to a single person and, if so, is there a penalty if more than one team representative comes out of the dugout to confer during suspension of play?
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Add me to the list of those who do not care how many come out of the dugout. If you think about it, the conference is going to take less time if there are more communicators involved.
Please note 5.7.B
Defensive Conference. There shall be only three charged conference(s)
between the manager or other team representative from the dugout with any
defensive player(s) in a seven inning game
It says a conference between players and a representative from the dugout. No mention that someone
MUST leave the dugout. What would you do if the infield gathered at the dugout and more then one person spoke to them?
As Steve noted, I wouldn't worry about addtional coaches on the field unless one went long.