In major league baseball...

Question

Is a manager allowed to change batters after there is already a pitch count ? Barring batter injury of course.

Answer 1

Yes, but the new batter inherits the count

Answer 2

I think so.  I think that I have seen it done based on the count.  It's rare, but I think it is allowed.  If anyone has ever done it, it would be Joe Torre.  

Answer 3

I didn't think he could switch a batter in mid-count. But maybe I guess so.  

Answer 4

yes they are,but the new batter would enter the at bat with the pitch count the previous batter left with

(example:on sunday,the rays were playing the tigers,fernando rodney threw a pitch and jason bartlett squared to bunt and the ball got the tip of his finger,he was pulled out with a 1-1 count,so they put shawn riggans in,and he still inherited a 1-1 count.coincedently,he got hit square in the chest by the first pitch he saw,knocking the wind out of him)

lol sorry for that little story just thought i'd give an example

Answer 5

Yes you can change batters and/or pitchers mid-count.

If fact on Sept 4, 1978. Doe Boyland made hs major league debut for the Pirates against the Mets by pinch hitting for Ed Whitson.

Mets pitcher Skip Lockwood got two strikes on the left handed hitting Boyland when manager Joe Torre brought in lefty Kevin Kobel to pitch in the middle of the at bat.

Pirate manager Chuck Tanner countered the move by sending Rennie Stennett to finish the at bat for Boyland.

Stennett completed the strikeout but, because there were two strikes when he came to the plate, the strikeout was credited to Boyland.

Since Kobel pitched the last strike he was credited with the strikeout. So Kevin Kobel struck out Doe Boyland despite never pitching to Boyland.

Answer 6

Yes, ANY substitution can be made at ANY time (between plays of course. Once a pitch is thrown, it counts, regardless of what happens in the lineup. This is also true if a batter bats out of turn.

For example, its player A's turn to hit, but player B comes to the plate and takes strike 1. Then the offensive team realizes the mistake, so player A would be the hitter but the strike would count so he starts with a 0-1 count. (If the defense had caught the mistake, the batter would be out).  

Answer 7

Yes, He can substitute a batter at any time, but the pinch hitter inherits the count of the previous batter.

Answer 8

Yes, you can. The new batter inherits the count.  

Answer 9

It's possible but let's say the count was 2-2 when the batter was changed; the new batter would not have a new count; they would have the count that the batter before had. Does that make any sense at all?

Answer 10

Yes he can but he will have the same count as the  batter had.