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Expert: - 5/15/2009


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Manager pulls own player from LL or Ripken game for a behavior problem.  Continuous batting order.  How do you handle it when the batter's turn comes?

I understand that a player can leave the game for injury without penalty, for obvious reasons.  As an aside, can that injured player again return to the game?

Is a behavior problem considered like an injury, or is it a different animal altogether?  Does the team record an out the next time the batter is due up, or every single time thereafter that the batter is due up?  Or is this just a judgment call of the umpire?

Thanks!

Answer
Stewart,

Little League rules state that a player must receive mandatory play (6 consecutive outs and 1 at bat).  If you are playing with a continuous batting order, then everyone would bat.  A manager MAY NOT restrict a player from playing due to behavior issues.  The only time a player is removed from a game is by an ejection by an umpire.  Therefore, the manager can be in trouble for removing a player who was not injured.

If a player is injured and you are using a continuous batting order, then you just skip over that players spot in the lineup.  There are no outs or no penalty for the team.

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Questions regarding the Rules and Regulations of Little League Baseball and Softball. Questions regarding the history and organization of Little League Baseball at local, state, regional, and international levels. Advise regarding certain operational procedures and recommendations to Local League representatives.

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Volunteer Little League Umpire since 2000; 2003 Little League, Junior League, Senior League and Big League Softball European Regional Umpire; 2005 Little League Softball Western Regional Umpire; Member- Hesperia National(Hesperia, CA) Little League Board of Directors(2003-2004); President- Hesperia National Little League Board of Directors(2005-Present); 2007 Junior Softball Western Regional Umpire

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Little League Baseball, Inc is the main operational center. I fall under Little League Western Region, and California District 49. I currently serve as President of the Hesperia National Little League Board of Directors.

Education/Credentials
Western Regional Junior Umpire School(2000)(Named Outstanding Junior Umpire of the Western Region Area); Instructor - Little League Baseball Western Regional Outreach Clinics

Awards and Honors
Outstanding Junior Umpire of the Western Regional Area(2000)

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