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Originally posted by David Emerling
Once the DEFO has completed her turn at bat and a pitch is thrown to the next batter - no matter how illegal her at-bat was - it is now a done deal.
I would call out B1 for failing to bat in the proper order and have B2 come to the plate. Additionally, since it is now known that an illegal batter had participated in the game, I would disqualify the DEFO.
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We need to settle on one scenario - yeah, I know, I also contributed to this being a multi-scenario thread.
I'm still vascillating on whether the BOO rule applies to DEFO coming to bat as B10 at all. I am leaning toward, NO, only 4-7 applies, not BOO. In my thinking, DEFO is batting for B1 illegally, not batting for DP both illegally and out of order.
The only situation where whether the call is BOO, Illegal batter, or both is moot is if the DEFO is discovered while still at bat. Otherwise, there
will be differences in who is out and who is next up.
In your scenario, if you are making the assumption that DEFO is batting for DP unreported and out of order, then DEFO is an illegal batter
and BOO, but her at bat (for BOO purposes) becomes legal once a pitch is thrown to B1.
So, DEFO is an illegal batter and is DQed, but is not declared OUT. (See 4-7 EFFECT a.3) The DP (or other legal sub) takes her place on base.
B1 is indeed, then, BOO, but since she is discovered while still at bat, she is replaced in the batter's box by B4 (the player due up after DP), who assumes the count. Remember - DEFO's at bat for BOO purposes becomes legal once the next pitch is thrown.
OTOH, if you assume DEFO is an illegal batter for batting in place of B1, then in your scenario, B1 is BOO (in effect, batting after herself), but since she is discovered while at bat, there is no penalty other than bringing the legal batter up to bat to assume the count. DEFO is DQed and replaced on base by B1, and B2 assumes the count, and no outs are assessed.
Which is the proper call? I'm leaning toward the latter.