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tommypopz t1_jd78xtc wrote

Reply to comment by fzkiz in Japan defeats USA 3-2 in WBC Final. by AJMax104

I think they made a rule allowing a pitcher to DH for himself, then stay in the game, just for Shohei

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dalnot t1_jd85oii wrote

If they get a pinch hitter in for them, can they still pitch?

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tommypopz t1_jd8w648 wrote

I don’t see why not, since the original player is both positions merged, that pinch hitter becomes the DH and the pitcher stays as is. I don’t know if we’ll ever see that happen though, since it’s rare enough in the first, and Shohei’s such a damn good hitter that you’d rarely pinch him. Plus, modern day managerial pitch limits being what they are, one’s likelier to stop pitching before they stop batting.

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