Rookie League question

[DG]

Sounds like the Rookie League pitcher did not have control of his pitches. It took him 3 to hit the batter and the 2nd was a gross miss, a strike.

Throwing at the head should not be tolerated and should have at least resulted in a warning, if not EJ. The pitcher would have appeared to stood up for his teammate by throwing at the batter even if he missed, got ejected for it. Having said nothing how would the PU justify a toss on the 3rd pitch for hitting the batter in the back. If warn on the first pitch the EJ on the 3rd is easy.

A good pitcher will hit the batter on the first pitch somewhere below the shoulders.