Substitution on Overturned HR

[PeteBooth]

Originally Posted by yawetag

This happened a few years ago, and I'm sure it was discussed. However, I think it would be a good discussion today.

Batter hits fly ball to deep outfield. Initially, umpires rule in-play and runner gets a single. A pinch runner is brought in and the umpires then decide to review the play (obviously before another pitch is thrown, but after the pinch runner replaces the batter). The review overturns the in-play and changes to a HR.

The OC then asks for the original batter to be placed back in the lineup, claiming he wouldn't have put in the pinch runner had it been a home run originally.

As an umpire, what do you do?

MLB already has a rule for this


Rule 9.02 (c)

If the umpires consult after a play and change a call that had
been made, then they have the authority to take all steps that they may deem
necessary, in their discretion, to eliminate the results and consequences of the earlier
call that they are reversing, including placing runners where they think those
runners would have been after the play, had the ultimate call been made as the
initial call, disregarding interference or obstruction that may have occurred on the
play; failures of runners to tag up based upon the initial call on the field; runners
passing other runners or missing bases; etc., all in the discretion of the umpires.

You asked what do you do?

If the OC wants to reverse his substititue then so be it. As the rule states umpires have descretion when a call is over-turned.

Pete Booth