Help Needed (Again)

[Rich Ives]

Originally Posted by umpjim

Got me thinking so I checked the rules. FED requires the batting order and subs "should" be listed. No penalty if not. (By the book. In your local area the myth may still persist or your state may want something else.)
The MLB rule on their website require only the "Batting Order" presented to the umpire at the plate conference. The batting order is defined in my LGB as the defensive lineup plus DH but it is not defined in the MLB website rule. It would be interesting to hear what MLB anf MiLB require in their various divisions and how they keep track of whose legal on the roster and at the game site.

Why do folks have such a hard time separating "batting order" and "team roster"? They are two separate, distinct things.

If the "batting order" listed all players on the roster should you let all of them bat?

MLBUM 3.1 LINEUP CARDS

Each manager should write the name of each eligible player on the face of his club's batting order card in addition to furnishing the starting lineup. However, a manager's failure to list an eligible player does not prevent that player from entering the game, nor is such failure grounds for protest, as the listing of eligible players is simply a courtesy.

In pro ball the league office has the official roster and each team has a copy of everyone else's active player list.