THROWING THE BAT Sample Clauses

THROWING THE BAT. When a batter throws a bat during a swing, said batter shall be officially warned by the plate umpire not to throw his/her bat again. The plate umpire will inform the player’s manager and the official scorekeeper of such warning. After a subsequent bat-throwing incident by the same player, the offending player shall be removed from the batting order but may play in the field and may serve as a special pinch runner. The player will not be assessed with an Out, unless the result of his/her swing or thrown bat is an Out (strike-out, fly out, interference, etc.). If the removed player is still up to bat, the next batter in the batting order will come to the plate and assume the removed player’s count. Removal allows the player to play in the next scheduled game without the penalties associated with ejection.