Talk:Batting out of turn

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Thanks for that article. I am just wondering about one thing though: If two batters basically switch their position in the order and the defense fails to call out the first one prior to the first pitch, but then realizes that the second batter is out of order, wouldn't it make more sense to wait until he completes his at-bat before calling the Umps attention to it? As I understand your examples, the out is recorded and his at-bat is nullified no matter what. If they call it during the at bat, the batter in order gets a chance to produce? What if the ump is notified of the first batter being out of order during the at bat, is the real batter allowed to complete the at-bat? Thanks! [[User:Yardcock|Yardcock | talk]] 20:37, Aug 31, 2004 (UTC)

Good questions! If your first priority is good will and good sportsmanship, the defense should notify the umpire immediately when they discover any potential BOOT situation. If it is in the middle of the at-bat of an improper batter, then the proper batter will take his place without penalty. However, if the defense's priority is to get batters out, then you would want to wait in some situations. If a batter is currently improper, the defense may wish to wait and see what happens--if an improper batter reaches base, they will then notify the umpire (before another pitch is thrown). The umpire will then nullify the batter's action, call the proper batter out, thus the defense gains an out! Smart play but pretty sneaky. I wouldn't recommend it at the youth level. If an improper batter makes an out, the defense may wish to ignore it in the hopes that they may reproduces their mistake later in the game.

In response to your last question, yes, I think the article makes it clear that the proper batter can come to the plate at anytime during the at bat without penalty. --Locarno 21:44, 31 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Thanks. Looks to me though that it is a lot more sneaky to wait and see if the opponent does it again and then use it to your advantage ;). I have never seen this, how often does it actually happen? [[User:Yardcock|Yardcock | talk]] 22:25, Sep 1, 2004 (UTC)

I have never seen this occur in Major League Baseball, but I've read about it:

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In umpiring youth and High School games, I have enforced it a few times. --Locarno 13:17, 2 Sep 2004 (UTC)