Pinch runner: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

Tags: Mobile edit Mobile app edit Android app edit

Line 12:

For [[baseball statistics|statistical]] and [[baseball scorekeeping|scorekeeping]] purposes, the pinch runner is denoted by '''PR'''.<ref>{{cite book |editor-last=McMahon |editor-first=Rob |date=2009 |title=USA Today Baseball Scorebook |publisher=Sterling Innovation |page=11 |isbn=978-1-4027-6245-1}}</ref>

As of 2023, MLB has been openly considering creating new rules to allow for teams to officially have a "Designated Runner" on their teams. The [[Atlantic League of Professional Baseball]], an official [[MLB Partner League]], tested rules for a designated runner in 2023. As described by BallparkDigest.com, the rules for a Designated Runner are as follows:

{{block quote}}Each club will list a player who is not otherwise in the starting lineup as a designated pinch runner. That player may then be substituted at any point into the game as a baserunner. The player who is substituted for, as well as the pinch runner, may then return to the game without penalty. Charlie Finley and Herb Washington would be so proud to see the game catching up with them.

==History==