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Originally Posted by greg99
I am a parent and have a question very similar, if not that same. My DD(pitcher) got hit last weekend on a ball hit right back at her. The umpires were nice and let her throw a few to see if she was OK. Is that legal or were they just being nice?
Thanks
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There's no rule to either allow or prevent this. I've done this as well, the same as you would allow a runner to jog about a bit if she was injured in the leg, etc., or the catcher to catch and throw a couple of she took one off the hand.
re: Andy's response, the rules do explicitly state 5 warm up pitches for a new pitcher entering the game, and even states a penalty for more than 5. (Although the umpire does have discretion based on the stated exception for when the umpire is tending to other official duties.)