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  2. Defensive substitution - Wikipedia

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    A defensive substitution in the game of baseball occurs when a currently non-playing player is placed into the field in place of another player, typically due either to injury or the appearance of a pinch hitter.

  3. Lefty-righty switch - Wikipedia

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    With right-handed Trea Turner due to bat, left-handed pitcher Tyler Matzek is replaced by right-handed pitcher Josh Tomlin (pictured) in a game on April 6, 2021. [1]In baseball, the lefty-righty switch is a maneuver by which a player who may be at a disadvantage against an opponent of a certain handedness is replaced by a substitute who is better suited for the situation.

  4. Wheel play - Wikipedia

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    The wheel play is a unique bunt defense in that the play is designed to put out the lead runner at third base. Most bunt defense strategies give priority to making sure the defense gets an out at first base. [1] The wheel play begins with the shortstop running to cover (defend) third base.

  5. Pinch hitter - Wikipedia

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    Lenny Harris had 212 hits in 804 pinch hit at bats, both records in Major League Baseball.. In baseball, a pinch hitter (PH) is a substitute batter.Batters can be substituted at any time while the ball is dead (not in active play); the manager may use any player who has not yet entered the game as a substitute.

  6. Substitution (sport) - Wikipedia

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    Players outside the starting line-up who entered the game as substitutes may not re-enter the game after leaving, except as a replacement for an injured player. Like baseball, the number of substitutions a team can make is limited by the team's roster size, [e] and also like baseball, substitutions in softball can be made during any dead-ball ...

  7. Double switch (baseball) - Wikipedia

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    In baseball, the double switch is a type of player substitution, usually performed by a team while playing defense. The double switch is typically used to make a pitching substitution, while simultaneously placing the incoming pitcher in a more favorable spot in the batting order than was occupied by the outgoing pitcher.

  8. The Spin: Move over, starters — why relievers are becoming ...

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    Non-star pitchers will often get pulled after two trips through the opposing lineup. MLB managers think nothing of removing a pitcher in the middle of the fifth inning, even if a potential pitcher ...

  9. Pinch runner - Wikipedia

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    He signed Washington, a track star with no baseball experience. Washington appeared in 105 games for the Athletics in 1974 and 1975, scoring 33 runs and stealing 31 bases, without once playing the field or coming up to bat. [6] His 1975 Topps baseball card is the only baseball card known to use a "Pinch Runner" position label. [7]