Ejected Player's replacement

[Robert E. Harrison]

OBR but others are welcome if different. Does an offensive coach have to designate the replacement for an ejected player before the next pitch or may he wait until the team goes out on defense to announce the replacement to the plate umpire? Should the plate umpire hold up the game to get the replacement or use his own judgement? What is the plate umpire supposed to do in this case?
Thanks.

[GA Umpire]

I say wait and let him decide the replacement. In OBR, once the player goes on defense or takes his place in the batter's box(or on base), he becomes an unannounced sub. So, he takes the place of the EJ player once he goes on defense or offense.

If there are multiple subs and the HC doesn't tell where any of them go, then PU puts them in himself and HC has to like it. Then, they will learn to decide it themselves or take the consequences. It is no different than a double switch and the HC doesn't tell the PU about it beforehand. In general, I will not do this b/c it is less of a hassle to get the new order from the HC.

I wonder if it is any different in the other codes.

[cbfoulds]

Originally Posted by Robert E. Harrison

... Does an offensive coach have to designate the replacement for an ejected player before the next pitch or may he wait until the team goes out on defense to announce the replacement to the plate umpire? ....Thanks.

Kinda depends on when the O player gets EJ'd, don't it?

If'n he's OUT and EJ'd, then I'd say no need until someone actually subs for him, right? There being no penalty for NOT "announcing" a substitute, whether a designation was [or was not] made "before the next pitch" could have no bearing on the administration of the game.

'Course if he's EJ'd while still at bat or on base and NOT out, the "problem" solves itself since the sub is the player who takes our dumpee's place at bat or on base, with or without any "announcement"; and the game, naturally, will not resume until the replacement has assumed his place in the game.