In the American League, can a pitcher pinch hit for the DH, if he is pitching in the other half?


Question:In the AL, can a pitcher pinch hit for the DH, even when he is pitching in the other half inning?

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Yes, you can do that. I don't know why you would but its not outside the rules. In fact if a DH is moved into the field at any point during the game, the team loses their DH for the rest of the game and the pitcher is forced to hit. I don't think any manager would do this except as a result of injury though.

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Sure. But once a DH or PH hits for the DH and takes a potition in thefield the DH can no longer be used in that game and the position player bats in the same spot as the DH.

I've seen this happen in the minors.

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Yes. When a double-switch is made it can change the batting order. When the spot in the lineup for the DH changes, that team loses its ability to have a DH for the remainder of the game and the DH becomes the new pitcher. Therefore, if a pitcher replaces the original DH during a double-switch, the pitcher takes the DH's spot in the batting order and becomes the pitcher when his team takes the field. (The original DH would have moved to a new position as a result of the double-switch.)

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I guess if the pitcher was that graet of a hitter then sure. But most pitchers can't hit at all in the american league. But I have seen a few in the National League that are pretty good.

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If the pitcher was already in the game, he can't be substituted into the DH slot to hit.

However, if you place a pitcher there for the DH and he hits, he could also pitch as long as the proper notification is given to the umpire/other manager.

Additionally, if you do this, you lose the right to the DH for the rest of the game. It's much like if you have a DH and you need him to play a position, (moving Ortiz from DH to 1B) then the DH position is lost.

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Yes but the team would lose the DH position for the rest of the game, and the pitcher must bat for the rest of the game.
There not so many good pitcher the can hit anyways. So no AL team wants to use their pitcher to hit.
But if Willis from the marlins was in the AL why not let him hit, he can hit the ball, he is a good hitter.

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He'd be listed as the pitcher, and his team would be without the DH for the full game or from the point in the game at which either the pitcher came to bat or the DH took the field.

It's 6.10 of the rule book.

I've seen this happen, deliberately, in major league games. And I've twice seen the manager make a mistake on his line-up card that resulted in his team not having a DH for the whole of the game.

Guys? How many times have you seen guys not straddle/tag 2nd base on some of these double plays?

The DH is the only player the pitcher can pinch-hit for.

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You can do that. But there is no point unless your pitcher can actually hit the ball or make contact well, and is also taking a bat out the hands of a situational hitter (base stealer, good average against the opposing pitcher, or just a fresh bat in the line up.)

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