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Originally Posted by Spence
Lineup
Al
Bill
Charlie
Al batting but Charlie is on deck.
Al doubles.
Manager sees Charlie coming to the plate and decides to pinch-hit for him with Dusty.
Dusty doubles in the run. Before next pitch defensive team manager notifies the umpire of the batting out of order.
Bill is declared out.
Who is now up? Can Charlie bat? Is Dusty still in the game for Charlie?
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First question--was Dusty an announced or unannounced sub? If unannounced, then he really subbed for Bill--he took Bill's position in the box. There is no BOO and Charlie is up.
If announced, Bill is out, and Dusty is up. He is still in the game for Charlie.
Now, the tricky thing is, if announced, the umpire has to figure out if the substitution is projected, as Charlie is not the rightful batter, and disallow it, or if it is incidental to the BOO.