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Originally Posted by jicecone
And besides "the umpire shall direct the proper pitcher to return to the game until the provisions of this rule are fulfilled."(3.05C) and "the umpire shall notify the manager of the offending club that it cannot be done" in (3.05C Comment), what is the penalty for doing it?
None that I can see. Eject the manager, the pitcher that you didn't want to pitch anyway?
That is what I am trying to figure out.
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The penalty is tell the manager no. You can see in the video the Astro manager was waiting for the umpires to make a call, and when they do he nods yes and signals to the pen. I don't think any MLB manager is going to stomp his foot and insist they let him do something illegal, to the point of ejection. There's no penalty for doing it because it is simply something the umpire should not allow.