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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA
Not necessarily.
The runner which is to be placed on second that which occupies the slot in the batting order immediately above the first batter of the inning.
If that slot is empty (due to a shorthanded rule), you go to the next slot above that one.
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I could be semanticly particular and say that "
the last batter in the lineup for the inning" by referencing
the inning rather than the whole game would mean whoever is left existing in the batting order, but I won't as you are correct.