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Originally Posted by mbcrowder
I confess to not being familiar with OBR DH rules, or if MLB (AL) treats it differently.
Scenario: In the lineup, Smith is DH, batting 7th; Jones is C batting 8th.
A: In the 6th inning, Joe Mauer bats for Smith and gets out ending the inning. Manager tells PU he wants Mauer to play catcher, and replaces Jones with Johnson at DH, batting 8th. Legal?
B: In the 6th inning, Manager approaches PU to make a "double switch" - simultaneously putting in Mauer in the 7 hole to catch and Johnson in the 8-hole to DH. Legal?
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A. Joe is new DH. Joe can play catcher if he replaces Pitcher he was DH for. DH terminated. New pitcher would need to come in for someone else, likely the batter before Joe. Jones can't be replaced with a new DH. B. Joe can only DH in the original DH hole, can't change.
Double switch is something used in National League because no DH rule. Replace a pitcher and position player at same time so pitcher bats 9th coming up.