At my field we have a batting tunnel behind our dugout. It's real easy for us to send a kid back there to hit during a game.
Is there a rule that does not allow one team to take BP during the game and then step in to hit as a pinch hitter (or a starter for that matter) later in the game?
I asked the plate ump this tonight and he said he had never heard of it. I was thinking of pinch hitting one of my guys and I thought it would be good if he got some swings in before he went up.
I asked the ump what he would rule if the other team complained during the BP and / or if he took the BP and then came into the game and then they complained.
He said if the other team said something while he was taking BP to make him stop and if they said something when he checked in he would say it was tough luck. He said in no way shape form or fashion would he call an out against us.
Just wondering if there is a rule against it.
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