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Originally Posted by gwood86

I know this has been talked about to death but I still have a question. Let's say the lineup card has b4, b5, and b6 due up this inning. However, b5 bats first and walks. Defense does not appeal. Then b4 bats and gets a walk. Defense does not appeal. Then b6 comes to bat and after the first pitch, the defense appeals the batting order. My ruling was that the pitch to b6 legitamized b4 so the proper batter should be b5 now. However, b5 is on base so we skip him and b6 is now the proper batter and allowed him to finish his at bat. I feel comfortable with that ruling but if I'm wrong let me know.

The real question is, now that all that went down, what is the batting order the next time through the lineup. Is it back to the original lineup showing on the card (b4, b5, b6) or is it the lineup that actually batted the first time (b5, b4, b6)?



In the OBR, the comment seems to imply b5, b4, b6:

Rule 6.03(b)(7) Comment (Rule 6.07 Comment ): The umpire
shall not direct the attention of any person to the presence in
the batter’s box of an improper batter. This rule is designed to
require constant vigilance by the players and managers of both
teams.
There are two fundamentals to keep in mind: When a player
bats out of turn, the proper batter is the player called out. If
an improper batter bats and reaches base or is out and no
appeal is made before a pitch to the next batter, or before any
play or attempted play, that improper batter is considered to
have batted in proper turn and establishes the order that is to
follow.

Thank you.

The order is not "blessed". The original lineup is still valid.