Removing the pitcher

[bob jenkins]

Originally posted by David Emerling

The coach goes out to visit the pitcher but makes no change. Later in that same inning, the coach requests time to change pitchers but does NOT visit the mound. He simply announces his intentions from the dugout. Can the removed pitcher return to the mound later in the game -or- does this count as "a trip", nonetheless?

That's my question.

David Emerling
Memphis, TN

It's a visit. Under "pure" OBR, the pitcher must be removed from the game.